Explore archival footage showcasing the operations of Reactor No. 1 at the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. This clip, filmed on April 7, 1992, provides a fascinating look at the Fuel Charge Hall, where nuclear fuel was loaded into the reactor during the final years of the Soviet Union. A significant moment in the history of nuclear power.
Rare Footage from 1992: Inside Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant
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Leningradskaya NPP is the only plant in Russia where two different types of PowerPoint units operate together. Channel uranium-graphite RBMK-1000 and water-cooled VVER-1200 run side by side. In addition, a new innovative power unit 3+ with a VVER-1200 reactor runs commercial energy production operation from October 29, 2018. It replaced the RBMK-1000 power unit No. 1 shut down on December 21, 2018. Today we are building a VVER-1200 power unit No. 2.
The Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant is located in the city of Sosnovy Bor in the Leningrad Region of Russia, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, about 70 kilometers west of the center of St. Petersburg. As of 2021, the plant has four nuclear reactors of the RBMK-1000 type, of which the first and second power units have been shut down.
LENINGRAD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Leningradskaya NPP is the only plant in Russia. Two different types of PowerPoint units operate together. Channel uranium-graphite RBMK-1000 and water-cooled VVER-1200 run side by side. In addition, a new innovative power unit 3+ with a VVER-1200 reactor was put into commercial operation on October 29, 2018. It replaced the RBMK-1000 power unit No. 1, shut down on December 21, 2018. Today we are building a VVER-1200 power unit No. 2.
LENINGRAD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TODAY
On October 23, 2020, the communications department of the Rosenergoatom state corporation reported that Leningrad NPP launched unit 6. Therefore, the first connection to the grid of power unit 6 with a VVER-1200 reactor occurred in the morning. The power unit reached a capacity of 240 MW—unique footage featuring the Leningrad nuclear power plant accident.
10 bit uncompressed footage from Betacam SP tape. It originates in PAL resiolution 720 × 576.
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Leningradskaya NPP is being modernized step by step.
Leningradskaya Nuclear Power Plant Modernizes with Dual Reactor Operations
St. Petersburg, Russia – 2018/2025
The Leningradskaya Nuclear Power Plant is undergoing a major modernization by operating both legacy and advanced reactor technologies. The plant previously relied on Soviet-era RBMK-1000 reactors, while now introducing the modern VVER-1200 pressurized water reactors with enhanced safety and efficiency.
In October 2018, the first VVER-1200 unit began commercial operation, replacing an RBMK-1000 reactor that was shut down later that year. Construction of a second VVER-1200 unit is ongoing, allowing continuous power generation while older reactors are gradually decommissioned.
This transition makes Leningradskaya NPP one of the few nuclear plants worldwide to operate two reactor types simultaneously, highlighting Russia’s commitment to safer, more sustainable nuclear energy.