The Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant is located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north west of Moscow, in Tver Oblast near the town of Udomlya. Owner and operator of the plant is the state enterprise Energoatom. Kalinin Nuclear Power Station supplies the majority of electricity in the Tver region and additionally serves Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Vladimir. In 2005 the nuclear power station fed 17.3 TWh (62,000 TJ) into the grid. The station's four 150 metres (490 ft) tall cooling towers are local landmarks. They were manufactured in 96 concrete sections each.

By March 2009 the containment structure of the new Kalinin Unit 4 reactor was nearly complete. This reactor is planned to become operational in 2011.

The Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant has four nuclear reactor units:

Unit Reactor type Net
capacity		 Gross
capacity		 Commercial
Operation		 Shutdown
Kalinin - 1 VVER-1000/338 950 MW 1,000 MW 1985/06/12 2014
Kalinin - 2 VVER-1000/338 950 MW 1,000 MW 1987/03/03 2016
Kalinin - 3 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1,000 MW 2005/11/08 2043
Kalinin - 4 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1,000 MW - -


Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant
Country Russia
Coordinates 57°54′20″N 35°03′37″E / 57.90556°N 35.06028°E / 57.90556; 35.06028 / 57.90556; 35.06028
Status Operational
Construction began February 1, 1977
Commission date June 12, 1985
Operator(s) Energoatom

Reactor information
Reactors operational 3 x 1000 MW
Reactors under construction 1 x 1000 MW

Power generation information
Annual generation 20,106 GW·h
Net generation 261,722 GW·h