Programmes and agreements / prg-ru-vk300-arkhangelsk-feasibility

Feasibility study for a four-unit VK-300 nuclear cogeneration plant in the Arkhangelsk region

A paper at an April 2007 IAEA conference (proceedings 2009) reports a feasibility study for a four-unit VK-300 nuclear cogeneration plant in the Arkhangelsk region with 1000 MW electric and 1600 Gcal/h heat capacity, reviewed and approved by a Rosatom scientific and technical board. No later project step is recorded.

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Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

Russia

Participants and roles

• Developer or vendor: NIKIET
• Government: Rosatom

Designs named

VK-300

Scale as stated

four VK-300 units, Ne = 1000 MW installed electric capacity, Q = 1600 Gcal/h heat · 4 units stated

Announced or first reported

Apr 2007

Status

Status not established
Historical feasibility study (reported at an April 2007 IAEA conference), no later step recorded.

Confidence

medium

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• Proceedings: international conference, Oarai, Japan, 16-19 April 2007 (published 2009) (iaea_or_nea, accessed 2026-10-14)