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AES-2006 (VVER-1200)
Leningrad phase II under construction

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Building on extensive experience with VVER pressurised water reactors in Russia and elsewhere, and referenced
to the landmark AES-91 Tianwan plant in China, the AES-2006 (VVER-1200) power plant shown here has
been developed under the leadership of St Petersburg Atomenergoproekt/VNIPIET (part of Atomenergoprom,
which in turn is a subsidiar y of Rosatom (Russian state nuclear energy corporation)). 19 14
With some variations in the layout and design details this type is under construction at Leningrad phase
II (pictured above), Kaliningrad (Baltic project) and Ostrovets (Belarus). It is also proposed for Temelin 11
3 & 4 (Czech Republic) and Hanhikivi (Finland). 18

Key features:
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• Maximum use of well-proven solutions and equipment (an evolution from the AES-91 design)

• Main equipment service life is at least 60 years

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• Enhanced fuel utilisation 16
• In line with modern fuel cycle practice, period between refuellings is 12–18 months Detail of fuel assembly

• Double containment

• Four trains of active safety systems

• Separate passive systems to provide all fundamental safety functions

• BDBA (beyond design basis accident) management engineering measures based mainly on 8
passive principles
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Key 5
22 1 Reactor building 28 Safety building (4 trains)
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23 2 Annulus 29 Transportation lock
25 3 Reactor vessel trestle sling 7 6
4 Steam generator 30 Steam cell
5 Reactor (main) coolant pump 31 Water treatment building 3
6 Main coolant piping 32 Power supply building 1
7 Bubbler tank 33 Unit transformers
8 Pressuriser 34 Control building
9 Passive heat removal system tanks 35 Fuel storage
31 26 10 Core catcher 36 Top nozzle
34 35 11 Emergency core cooling system 37 Spacer grid
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27 accumulators 38 Fuel rod
12 Passive heat removal system 39 Guide tube Main data:
15 heat-exchangers 40 Bottom nozzle
Rated thermal power of the reactor (MWt) 3200 Safety systems
13 Sprinkler system 41 Cooling tower
14 Polar crane 42 Spray ponds
Installed capacity per unit (MWe, gross) 1190-1270 Internal containment Prestressed concrete 49
1 15 Turbine building 43 Steam header Thermal efficiency (%) ~37 Number of safety trains 4
30 27 16 Deaerator 44 Feedwater inlet Primary circuit loops, with one
28 Reactor trip Passive
17 Moisture separator reheater 45 Feedwater header steam generator per loop 4
Emergency injection Active
18 HP cylinder 46 Heat exchange tubes
32 29 Coolant flow rate through the reactor (m 3 /h) 86 000
Emergency core cooling Active
19 LP cylinder 47 Main coolant inlet
Coolant temperature, reactor inlet (º C) 298.2
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33 20 Generator 48 Main coolant outlet Emergency containment cooling Active
21 Gantry crane Coolant temperature, reactor outlet (º C) 328.9
49 Control and protection
Beyond design basis accident management
22 Vent stack system drives Reactor coolant pressure (MPa) 16.2
23 Treatment plant 50 Vessel head Steam pressure, steam generator Core catcher Yes
24 Unit diesel generator building 51 Outlet nozzle outlet (MPa) 7.0 Passive heat removal from steam generator Yes
25 Nuclear service building 52 Inlet nozzle Number of fuel assemblies 163 Passive heat removal from the containment Yes
26 Auxiliary building 53 Core baffle
Bird’s eye view (typical plant) Number of control rods 121 Hydrogen removal system Yes
27 Emergency diesel generator station 54 Fuel assemblies

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43 4
SPRAY

PRESSURISER 53
SG PHRS HEAT
EXCHANGER
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COOLING
STEAM ECCS TOWER
GENERATOR (passive)

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VENTILATION
STACK
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HP IP LP LP UNIT
TRANSFORMER
GENERATOR

CONDENSER CONDENSER
15 1 46
MSR
REACTOR
COOLANT ECCS (active)
PUMP
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FILTER
3
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SPENT FUEL
POOL
CORE CATCHER
ECCS SUMP
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LPH4 LPH3 LPH2 LPH1
& RWST

DEAERATOR Primary circuit

SAFETY BUILDING Steam 47
Condensate/feedwater
Safety systems
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HPH MSR = Moisture separator reheater Foots Cray, Kent, DA14 5HZ,
LPH = Low pressure heater
HPH = High pressure heater
United Kingdom.
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ECCS = Emergency core cooling system
RWST = Refuelling water storage tank
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Schematic diagram, simplified (eg, only two steam generators out of the four are shown) Typical site plan Detail of steam generator Artwork prepared by Clive Baker Detail of reactor
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