goingcritical:bilibino-4Russia · Power reactor
Bilibino 4
Status: Shut down reached first criticality December 12, 1976 Reactor status full glossary → Announced Publicly announced — a site and design are proposed, but construction has not begun. Site preparation Early site and civil works are under way; the first safety-related ("nuclear") concrete has not yet been poured. Under construction Formal construction has begun, marked by the first nuclear concrete. Fuel loaded Nuclear fuel has been loaded into the core. The reactor is fuelled but has not yet gone critical. Critical Has reached first criticality — a self-sustaining chain reaction, usually at low power — but is not yet connected to the grid. Grid connected Synchronised to the electrical grid and exporting power for the first time, but still in commissioning and power-ascension testing — not yet in commercial service. In commercial operation — the operator has formally declared the unit in regular commercial service. Shut down Permanently shut down and no longer generating; may be defuelled, undergoing decommissioning, or preserved in place. Canceled Abandoned before completion.
Site: Bilibino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Last of the four EGP-6 cogeneration reactors at the remote Arctic Bilibino plant and the final unit in operation. Permanently shut down 30 December 2025, ending the plant's 50+ years of Arctic operation.
Details
| Design | EGP-6 |
| Electrical output | 11 MWe |
Milestone history
- Announced —
- Construction start January 1, 1970
- Fuel load —
- First criticality December 12, 1976
- Grid connection December 27, 1976
- Commercial operation January 1, 1977