Russia is planning to complete plans for the full decommissioning of two units at the Leningrad nuclear power station near St Petersburg by 2024, station director Vladimir Pereguda said, according to Russia’s official Tass news agency.
Leningrad-1 was permanently shut down after 45 years of service in December 2018 as part of a gradual phaseout of the Leningrad station’s four aged Soviet-era RBMK plants, which began commercial operation from 1974 to 1981. Leningrad-2 was permanently shut down in November 2020.
Leningrad-3 and -4 remain operational, but are scheduled for closure in the coming years.
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