Leningrad II-1 cuts cooling water usage by 15 percent

From the bay, water is sent to turbine condensers to cool the steam. In the case of an RBMK, this water returns directly to the reservoir. In the VVER version, however, after performing its cooling function, water is supplied from above to the evaporative cooling towers and falls inside the towers into a special bowl. The cooled water is then sent to the condensers again. Rosatom said the plant operators strictly monitor the limits of water consumption and sanitation as well as control harmful chemicals in the water. Alexandra Tka­cheva, head of Leningrad’s environmental department, said all limits and indicators for the content of harmful chemicals complied with standards, as did the temperature of the water discharged by the plant in 2019.

Leningrad II-1 was connected to the grid for the first time on March 9, 2018 (NN, Oct. 2018, p. 68). Commercial operations began in October of that year.

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