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Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant

Q19632037, Russia

The 105th largest power station in the world

4 GW · Capacity

Balakovo nuclear power station (Balakovskaya AES []) is a nuclear power plant located in the city of Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) south-east of Moscow. It consists of four operational reactors; the construction of the fifth and sixth unit was cancelled. The owner and operator of the nuclear power station is Rosenergoatom. Balakovo NPP participates in a twinning program between nuclear power stations in Europe and Russia; since 1990 it has been in partnership with Biblis Nuclear Power Plant.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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