Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
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| Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Location | Bilibino, Chukotka |
| Coordinates | 68°3′1″N 166°32′19″E / 68.05028°N 166.53861°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1974 |
| Decommission date | 31 December 2025 |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | EGP-6 |
| Power generation | |
| Units decommissioned | 4 x 12 MW[1] |
| Nameplate capacity | 36 MW |
| Capacity factor | 39.2% |
| Annual net output | 164.8 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | bilnpp.rosenergoatom.ru |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Билибинская АЭС [ⓘ]) was a power plant in Bilibino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The plant was equipped with four EGP-6 reactors[2] and was the smallest and the second northernmost operating nuclear power plant in the world.[3] The first reactor was shut down in March 2018, and the other three units in December 2025. It is expected that all used nuclear fuel will be removed by 2042 and the site to be fully rehabilitated by 2055.[4] It has been replaced by the floating nuclear power station Akademik Lomonosov.[5]
As of 2012, the EGP-6 reactors at the plant exposed personnel and staff on average to 3.7 mSv/year.[6] This made up 18.5% of the 20 mSv/year designated radiation workers can receive. The exposure by the Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant was higher than the average for Russian nuclear power plants which sits at 1.26 mSv/year.[6]
