page_title: Rostov Nuclear Power Plant
hierarchical_section_title: Rostov Nuclear Power Plant
caption_attribution_description: English: “Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Station”. Spray ponds at the Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Station. Русский: «Волгодонская атомная станция». Охладительные бассейновые установки на Волгодонской атомной станции. Россия, Волгодонск
context_page_description: Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant, is a Russian nuclear power plant located on the left bank of the Tsimlyansk reservoir in the lower stream of the Don River near Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast.
  Construction of Rostov reactor No. 1 began in 1977 and operations began in 2001. Construction of reactor No. 2 commenced in 1983 and finished in 2010. Unit 3 was connected to the electrical grid for the first time in December 2015. Unit 4 underwent first criticality on 7 December 2017, and put into commercial operation on 28 September 2018. Units No. 3 and 4 are of an upgraded VVER-1000/320 subtype.
  The post-Soviet Union revival of the nuclear industry of Russia took place at Rostov in the early 2000s, with the completion of the building of unit 2 in 2010, unit 3 in 2015 and unit 4 in 2017. Unit 4 was the last VVER-1000/V-320 reactor built.
context_section_description: Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Ростовская АЭС [pronunciation ]), also known as Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Волгодонская АЭС [pronunciation ]), is a Russian nuclear power plant located on the left bank of the Tsimlyansk reservoir in the lower stream of the Don River near Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast.
  Construction of Rostov reactor No. 1 began in 1977 and operations began in 2001. Construction of reactor No. 2 commenced in 1983 and finished in 2010. Unit 3 was connected to the electrical grid for the first time in December 2015. Unit 4 underwent first criticality on 7 December 2017, and put into commercial operation on 28 September 2018. Units No. 3 and 4 are of an upgraded VVER-1000/320 subtype.
  The post-Soviet Union revival of the nuclear industry of Russia took place at Rostov in the early 2000s, with the completion of the building of unit 2 in 2010, unit 3 in 2015 and unit 4 in 2017. Unit 4 was the last VVER-1000/V-320 reactor built.
caption: Spray ponds and units 1 & 2 of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant
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