Crimea nuclear power plant

Crimea nuclear power plant
Crimea nuclear power plant
location
Coordinates	45 ° 23 '29 "  N , 35 ° 48' 8"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 23 '29 "  N , 35 ° 48' 8"  E
Country:	Soviet Union
Data
Owner:	Energoatom
Operator:	National Nuclear Energy Generating Company
Project start:	1976
Construction discontinued (gross):	2 (2000 MW)
Planning set (gross):	2 (2000 MW)
Was standing:	January 23, 2009
The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation .

The Crimean nuclear power plant ( Ukrainian Кримська АЕС , Russian Крымская АЭС ; also Crimea nuclear power plant ), only partially built in the construction phase 1982–1988, later partially dismantled and now decaying, was to become a nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union on the Crimean peninsula . In the power plant, four water-cooled and water-moderated pressurized water reactors of the type VVER were to supply electricity.

geography

The power plant is located on the Kerch peninsula near Kazantyp and the city of Shcholkine 52 km west of Kerch and about 145 km northeast of Simferopol near the south coast of the Azov Sea .

history

In 1976 the construction of the Crimean nuclear power plant began. One began to build two of the four planned reactors of the type VVER-1000/320. From 1980 to 1984, more than 550 million rubles flowed into the project. Some other sources say it was billions of rubles. The power plant was built for 18 years. Special cranes from Denmark were delivered by train for the construction of the power plant. In 1989 the construction of the nuclear power plant was given up. The first block was 80% completed. In block 2 it was only about 18%. One of the reasons the project was terminated was because of the strong seismic activity . Equipment worth over 250 million rubles was simply left on the site. During this time, plans arose to use the power plant in other ways, e.g. B. as a training system to use.

Entrance to the containment area

The site of the nuclear power plant (1999)

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was no financial means to maintain the power plant in the slightest sense. The Ukrainian government did not have the power plant completed. During this time the power plant became more and more a meeting place for young people and even tour operators saw an acceptable source of income at the power plant. Tours with visits to the ruins were offered. Even some disaster films were shot on the site of the nuclear power plant.

Over time, the nuclear power plant disintegrated more and more. Now photographers saw their chance. Even today, events are organized by photographers at this power plant. Over time, the power plant was increasingly monetized by the government. Parts were sold to the steel industry . The power plant was also used as a spare parts store for the other reactors in operation in Ukraine.

In 1999, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development decided to provide funding to convert the power plant into a gas-fired power plant. The Ukrainian government refused to do so. In 2000 it was decided to abandon the project. Some of the reactor components used were used in other nuclear power plants. In the meantime the power plant with all components and the reactor building has been sold. The reactor pressure vessels and the steam generator are still owned by the Ukrainian government and the state-owned company Energoatom . The construction of the nuclear power plant got into the Guinness Book of Records . It was the most expensive reactor construction in world history. After the completion of the construction, the population of the adjacent workers' town of Shcholkine, which was built especially for the power plant, fell from 15,000 to 8,000.

From 1997 to 1999 the “ KaZantip ” was held once a year at the power plant . This is a kind of beach party at the power plant and on the beach of the sea and the cooling lake, which was artificially created especially for the power plant. A computer games fair has also been held there, where you could play on large screens.

In the vicinity of the power plant there is also an experimental solar power plant from the time of the Soviet Union . When the power plant was shut down, it fell victim to the same fate as the nuclear power plant and was completely looted.

Data of the reactor blocks

Reactor block	Reactor type	net power	gross power	start of building	Project setting
Crimea-1	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW	December 01, 1982	01/01/1989
Crimea-2	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW	1983	1989
Crimea-3	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW		1989
Crimea-4	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW		1989

See also

• List of nuclear reactors in Ukraine
• List of VVER
• Unfinished structures

Web links

Commons : Crimea Nuclear Power Plant  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Photo collection with pictures of the power plant

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NTI 6/13/2000: Crimea NPP canceled ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
2. ↑ geocaching.su - Крымская АЭС (Russian)
3. ↑ ?  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian)  
4. ↑ NUCLEONICS WEEK FEBRUARY 3, 2005 - Ukraine sells components from unfinished Crimea plant ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; PDF; 42 kB) 
5. ↑ Crimea 1 nuclear power plant in the PRIS of the IAEA ( Memento from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
6. ↑ Crimea 2 nuclear power plant in the IAEA PRIS ( Memento from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
7. ↑ Crimea 3 nuclear power plant in the IAEA PRIS ( Memento from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
8. ↑ Crimea 4 nuclear power plant in the IAEA PRIS ( Memento from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)