Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (Lithuanian: Ignalinos atominė elektrinė, IAE) is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's similarities to the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in both reactor design and lack of a robust containment building, Lithuania agreed to close the plant as part of its agreement of accession to the European Union. Unit 1 was closed in December 2004; Unit 2, which accounted for 25% of Lithuania's electricity generating capacity and supplied about 70% of Lithuania's electrical demand, was closed on December 31, 2009. Proposals have been made to construct a new nuclear power plant at the site, but such plans have yet to come to fruition.
| Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Ignalinos Atominė Elektrinė |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Visaginas municipality |
| Coordinates | 55°36′16″N 26°33′36″E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | 1978 |
| Commission date | 31 December 1983 |
| Decommission date | 31 December 2009 |
| Operator(s) | Ignalinos Atominė Elektrinė |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | RBMK-1500 |
| Reactor supplier | Mintyazhmash |
| Cooling source | Lake Drūkšiai |
| Thermal capacity | 2 x 4800 MWt |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Kharkiv turbine plant Electrosila |
| Units cancelled | 2 x 1,300 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 2 x 1,300 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,600 MW |
| Capacity factor | 59.2% |
| Annual net output | 19,240 GW·h (2004) |
| External links | |
| Website | www.iae.lt |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |