Russia

Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant — 5 MW Nuclear

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Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant is a 5 MW nuclear power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1954

Year online

Owner
Rosenergoatom

Operator

Location
55.08, 36.57

Coordinates

Insights

#589
largest in Russia
#424
largest Nuclear worldwide
#28,340
largest worldwide
1954
34 yrs older than avg
14
operated by Rosenergoatom
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Nuclear
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
1954
Status
Operational
Owner
Rosenergoatom
Country
Russia
Coordinates
55.084, 36.571
Wikipedia
Link

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
447 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
22,338 t

over ~50 yrs

Intensity
12 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

97
cars per year
60
homes per year
20,307
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant is a 5 MW nuclear facility in Russia, operated by Rosenergoatom. It was commissioned in 1954 and is located at coordinates 55.0839, 36.5714.

Ranked #24 of 24 nuclear plants in Russia. Its 5 MW represents 0.01% of Russia’s total nuclear capacity of 67,840 MW. The largest nuclear plant in Russia is the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant at 4,030 MW, making Obninsk 806 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Obninsk GTU-CHP № 1 (Gas, 20.8 MW). The facility is situated in the Kaluga Oblast, approximately 100 km from Moscow.

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