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

Balakovo nuclear power plant is located in the city of Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia, about 900 kilometers south-east of Moscow. It consists of four operational reactors; a fifth unit is still under construction. Owner and operator of the nuclear power station is Energoatom.

Balakovo is the partner power station of Biblis Nuclear Power Plant.

In 27 June 1985, during initial startup of the reactor 1, due to a human error (caused by inexperience and haste) a pressurizer relief valve unexpectedly opened and 300 °C hot steam entered the staff work area. 14 people were killed. This event is quoted as one of the predecessors of the Chernobyl disaster.

Unit	Reactor type	Net capacity	Gross capacity	Construction started	Electricity Grid	Commercial Operation
Balakovo - 1	WWER-1000/320	950 MW	1.000 MW	01.12.1980	28.12.1985	23.05.1986
Balakovo - 2	WWER-1000/320	950 MW	1.000 MW	01.08.1981	08.10.1987	12.01.1988
Balakovo - 3	WWER-1000/320	950 MW	1.000 MW	01.11.1982	25.12.1988	08.04.1989
Balakovo - 4	WWER-1000/320	950 MW	1.000 MW	01.04.1984	12.05.1993	22.12.1993

Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant
Data
Country	Russia
Operator	Energoatom
Built	December 1, 1980
Start of commercial operation	May 23, 1986
Reactors
Reactors active	4 (4,000 MW)
Reactors under construction	1 (1,000 MW)
Power
Total power generation in 2006	29,062 GW·h
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs)	27,720 GW·h
Net generation	387,580 GW·h
Status	Operating