Novovoronezh NPP: results of work in September

636.9 mln kWh of electric power (87.01%) were supplied to the power system.
The utilization factor of maximum capacity at Novovoronezh NPP in September was equal to 53.21% (the planned value being 60.81%).
For the nine months of 2010 NV NPP has generated total of 9928.8 mln kWh of electric power. 9244.5 mln kWh of electric power were supplied to the power system. The utilization factor of maximum capacity for the 9 months of 2010 was equal to 82.64% (the planned value being 83%).
In September power units Nos. 3, 4, 5 of Novovoronezh NPP operated in the standard conditions. No violations of limits and conditions of safe operation of the plant power units were registered in September.
According to the automated control system, the radiation background in the area of Novovoronezh NPP location and in a 30 km control area does not differ from the natural environmental values and corresponds to the long-term natural radiation values typical for the area.
Novovoronezh NPP is a branch of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is situated on the bank of the Don River, 42 km to the south of Voronezh.This is the first NPP in Russia with VVER-type reactors (pressurized water reactors of the vessel type using light pressurized water). Each of the five plant reactors is the main one – a prototype of serial power-producing reactors: power unit No. 1 with the VVER-210 reactor, power unit No. 2 with the VVER-365 reactor, power units Nos. 3, 4 with the VVER-440 reactors, and power unit No. 5 with the VVER-1000 reactor.
At present three power units are in operation (power units Nos. 1, 2 were shut down in 1988 and in 1990 respectively).