Kursk NPP-2

Location Makarovka site, Kurchatov district, Kursk region
Number of Power Units 2
Type of reactors VVER-TOI ( |||+ safety generation )
Design capacity power units 2 х 1,255 MW
Customer Rosenergoatom, JSC
General Designer Atomenergoproekt, JSC
General Contractor Atomstroyexport, JSC
Construction under EPC–Contract (Engineering, procurement and construction) Multi-D is used

Kursk NPP-2 with new VVER-TOI reactors (standard optimized digital water-water power reactor) of generation III+ is being constructed as a replacement of four power units with RBMK-1000 reactors of the operating Kursk NPP that will be decommissioned. Commissioning of the first two Power Units of Kursk NPP-2 is planned to be synchronized with the decommissioning of Unit 1& 2 of the operating NPP.