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LOCATION:

As yet undetermined; a government commission has approved construction near Lake Evoron, 100 km northwest of Komsomolsk-na-Amure.

[V. Desyatov, "PES, ne AES!" ZELENYY MIR, No. 25, 1996, pp. 8-9.]

TYPE: VVER-640 (V-407)

UNITS: Four

POWER: 640 MWe

CURRENT STATUS:

The original proposal called for two VVER-600 reactors, scheduled to be completed by 2010, but federal authorities have approved the construction of four VVER-640 units at the Dalnevostochnaya plant.

Sources:
[1] Vitaly Ermolaev, "VVER-640: Capitalising on passive features," Nuclear Engineering International, 10/96, pp. 17-19.
[2] Ann MacLachlan, "Russia Okays Plan To Proceed With Major Nuclear Construction," NUCLEONICS WEEK, 1/21/93, pp. 1, 12-13. {Revised 12/4/96 LBN}

COMMENTS:

The VVER-640 is a new generation reactor designed in cooperation with the German firms Siemens and Gesellschaft fur Reaktorsicherheit GmbH (GRS).

[Ivan Cheberko, "The Russian Reactor has received the Germans' Blessing," KOMMERSANT DAILY, 8/15/96, p. 8, in FBIS-SOV-96-185-S, 8/16/96] {Entered 12/4/96 LBN}

 

FAR EAST DEVELOPMENTS (For more recent developments, see the Nuclear Power Developments file):

 

11/25/95: SCIENTISTS CRITICIZE FAR EAST NPP PLAN

Scientists of the Far Eastern chapter of the Russian Academy of Sciences openly protested construction of the nuclear power plant, arguing that the "nuclear lobby" has artificially created an energy crisis in the Far East and that the nuclear power plant would be accident-prone because of the seismic activity in the region. Academician Yelyakov stated that there is also a lack of nuclear specialists in the Far East to service the proposed nuclear power plant.

Sources:
[1] "It Is Dangerous To Build A Power Plant In Earthquake Prone Area," IZVESTIYA, 11/25/95, p. 1.
[2] Nataliya Seina, "Is It Better With A Candlelight?" LITERATURNAYA GAZETA, 11/15/95, p. 2.

 

9/27/95: LOCALS OPPOSED TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Residents of Komsomolsk-na-Amure strongly opposed the decision of authorities of the Khabarovsk Region to begin the construction of the Far East (Dalnevostochnaya) nuclear power plant.

["'Vtemnuyu' ne poluchitsya," ROSSIYSKAYA GAZETA, 9/27/95, No. 188, p. 2.]

 

6/22/95: INDEPENDENT EXPERTS OPPOSED TO NPP IN FAR EAST

A group of independent experts, formed by the Khabarovsk regional administration, concluded that a nuclear plant in the Far East should not be constructed. Analysis of the documents on technical and economic justification of the construction reportedly contained intentional misinformation. Vladimir Desyatov, the leader of the group of experts, stated that the group insists on a moratorium on nuclear power plant construction in Russia and construction of an absolutely safe reactor. The group sent statements to the Ministries of Atomic Energy, Health, Environment, and Emergency Situations disclosing information on the consequences of nuclear accidents and their cost, as well as on abandoned and secret nuclear waste burials. Results of another inspection, reportedly conducted by the agents of those agencies interested in the construction of the nuclear power plant, should be released soon.

["Independent Experts Are Against Construction of Far Eastern Nuclear Power Plant," SEGODNYA, 6/22/95, p. 3.]

Last updated January 1997
For more recent developments, see the Nuclear Power Developments file.

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