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Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant

Nuclear power plant in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Approximate location 69.7086, 170.3011.

NuclearChukotka Autonomous OkrugRussiaKLT-40S 'Floating'pressurized water reactor

Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant is a 70 MW nuclear power plant in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is operated by Rosatom [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 158k homes (estimated). It ranks #432 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2020, it is around 6 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 18.3% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

70MW installed capacity
12construction time (2007→2019)
157,680homes powered (est.)
2020commissioned (~6 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_akademiklomonosov_russi.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAkademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant GEM-nuclear
CountryRussia · Chukotka Autonomous Okrug GEM-nuclear
Coordinates69.7086, 170.3011 GEM-nuclear
FuelNuclear GEM-nuclear
MW installed capacity70 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000500250; operating plant capacity
OwnerRosatom [100%] GEM-nuclear
Commissioned2020 GEM-nuclear
Technologypressurized water reactor GEM-nuclear

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#432 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#26 / 28 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.03× · 2,400 MW · n=28 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent157,680 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000500250; fuel: GEM GNPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 70 MW, Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant is below the median nuclear plant in Russia (2,400 MW). Technically it is described as pressurized water reactor. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest nuclear plants in Russia

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Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Rosatom [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This nuclear plant uses heat from nuclear fission to raise steam for a turbine-generator. It sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 69.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season mean
Subarctic (boreal): very cold for most of the year

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #26 largest nuclear power plant of 28 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 28 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 68,383 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 69.7086, 170.3011 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant?

Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant is a 70 MW nuclear power plant in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, commissioned in 2020.

How many homes can Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 157,680 homes (estimated).

Who operates Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant?

Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant is operated by Rosatom [100%].

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