OREANDA-NEWS. Turbine generator №2 of the first Leningrad NPP power unit was disconnected from the network by the agreed application to correct the defect in the power lines on January 23 at 01-50 MSK. As a result, the power of the first power unit was reduced by 500 MW.

Power units number №2, 3 and 4 are working at full capacity.

The radiation background is unchanged and corresponds to natural values on an industrial platform of the Leningrad nuclear power plant, in the city Sosnovy Bor and the surrounding territory.

The Leningrad NPP has four operating power units at the moment, which bear the load of 3625 MW according to operations schedule.

The Leningrad nuclear power plant is the JSC "Rosenergoatom Concern" branch. The station is located in the city Sosnovy Bor in 80 km to the west of St. Petersburg on the bank of the Finland Gulf. The Leningrad NPP is the country's first station with RBMK-1000 reactors (uranium - graphite nuclear reactors of channel type on thermal neutrons). 4 power units with electric capacity of 1000 MWt each operate at the nuclear power plant.