NPP is located in the Arctic circle.
Kola NPP — the northernmost nuclear power plant in Europe and the first nuclear power plant in the USSR built beyond the Polar circle. Despite the harsh climate of the region and the long polar night, the water near the station never freezes.
NPP does not affect the state of the environment, this indicates that in the area of the outlet channel located fish farm where a year trout are bred.
The story of Kola NPP began in the mid 1960-ies the Union continued to actively develop the Northern part of the territory, and the rapid development of industry demanded a lot of energy. The country’s leadership decided on the construction of nuclear power plants in the Arctic, and in 1969 the builders laid the first cubic meter of concrete.
In 1973 was launched the first power unit of the Kola nuclear power plant, and in 1984 he commissioned the last one — fourth unit.
Nuclear power plant located in the Arctic circle on the shore of lake Imandra that twelve kilometers from the town of Polyarnye Zori, Murmansk region. It consists of four power units of type VVER-440 installed capacity of 1760 MW and provides electricity to a number of enterprises in the region.
