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Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Supervision prolongs operational licenses for Kola NPP units

Publish date: September 27, 2007

Since 2001 Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Supervision, or Rostekhnadzor, issued licenses to the Russian Federal Nuclear Agency for 11 nuclear units, reported Rostekhnadzor’s website.

The extension of the lifetime concerned Kursk NPP (unit no.1 and no.2), Leningrad NPP (unit no.1 and no.2), Bilibino NPP (unit no.1, no.2, no.3, no.4), Novovoronezh NPP (unit no.3 and no.4), Kola NPP (unit no.1 and no.2).

• No.1 Kursk NPP. Launched in 1976. Original licence is valid till 19.10.2006. Current licence is valid till 19.12.2016;
• No.1 Leningrad NPP. Launched in 1973. Original licence is valid till 19.10.2006. Current licence is valid till 19.10.2012;
• No.2 Leningrad NPP. Launched in 1975. Original licence is valid till 11.07.2005. Current licence is valid till 12.07.2008;
• No.1 Bilibino NPP. Launched in 1973. Original licence is valid till 15.10.2004. Current licence is valid till 12.01.2009;
• No.2 Bilibino NPP. Launched in 1974. Original licence is valid till 28.12.2004. Current licence is valid till 25.12.2009;
• No.3 Bilibino NPP. Launched in 1975. Original licence is valid till 29.12.2005. Current licence is valid till 30.12.2010;
• No.4 Bilibino NPP. Launched in 1976. Original licence is valid till 28.12.2006. Current licence is valid till 28.12.2016;
• No. 3 Novovoronezh NPP. Launched in 1971. Original licence is valid till 29.12.2006. Current licence is valid till 29.12.2016;
• No. 4 Novovoronezh NPP. Launched in 1972. Original licence is valid till 31.12.2003. Current licence is valid till 31.12.2008;
• No.1 Kola NPP. Launched in 1973. Original licence is valid till 27.06.2003. Current licence is valid till 06.07.2008;
• No.2 Kola NPP. Launched in 1974. Original licence is valid till 30.06.2006. Current licence is valid till 30.06.2009;