27.03.2008 // Information Department of Leningrad NPP

In Jan-Feb 2008 Leningrad NPP produced 22% more energy than a year before

In Jan-Feb 2008 Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant produced 22.4% more energy than in Jan-Feb 2007. The plant’s commercial output made up 3.45bln RUR against 2.82bln RUR in Jan-Feb 2007.

The report the Financial-Economic Department of Leningrad NPP has sent to the Government of Leningrad region says that in Jan-Feb 2008 the plant employed 5,912 people (5,586 industrial employees) against 6,108 and 5,777, respectively, in Jan-Feb 2007. The average monthly salary made up 12,172 RUR against 23,063 RUR in Jan-Feb 2007.

In Jan-Feb 2008 Leningrad NPP transferred 142mln RUR to the regional and municipal budgets and non-budgetary social funds against 117.4mln RUR in Jan-Feb 2007: 32.4mln RUR to the budget of Leningrad region (24.1mln RUR in Jan-Feb 2007), 15.1mln RUR to the budget of Sosnovy Bor (10.5mln RUR) and 45.3mln RUR to the Pension Insurance Fund of Russia.

Note

Since Apr 1 2002 Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant has been branch of Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Russian State Concern for Production of Electric and Thermal Energy at Nuclear Power Plants” (“Rosenergoatom” Concern).

Leningrad NPP operates four units with RBMK reactors (1000MW each). The life of the 1st unit has been extended for 15 years, the life of the 2nd unit — for five years (after the current modernization it will be extended for 15 more years). The service periods of 3rd and 4th units expire in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Their lives will be extended for 20 years.

In 2007 Leningrad NPP generated 24.633bln KWh and supplied to consumers 22.515bln KWh against 23.178bln KWh and 21.198bln KWh, respectively, in 2006. In 2007 the capacity factor made up 70.3% against 66.2% in 2006.