Lithuania · 55.602, 26.560Ignalina
Ignalina, nuclear power plant in Lithuania, operated 2 graphite-moderated light water reactors between 1985 and 2009 and is now shut down.
- Country
- Lithuania
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- LWGR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1985
- Operator
- Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
- Owner
- The Republic of Lithuania
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Lithuania · Vendor: Soviet nuclear ministries (Minsredmash, Minatomenergoprom) · every LWGR reactor · how a LWGR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1985
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignalina 1 | Graphite-moderated light water (LWGR / RBMK) | RBMK-1500 | Shut down | 1,185 | 4,800 | May 1, 1977 | Dec 1983 | Dec 2004 | — |
| Ignalina 2 | Graphite-moderated light water (LWGR / RBMK) | RBMK-1500 | Shut down | 1,185 | 4,800 | Jan 1978 | Aug 1987 | Dec 2009 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Ignalina 1, a 1,185 MWe LWGR (RBMK-1500), started construction in 1977 and operated from 1983 to 2004.
Ignalina 2, a 1,185 MWe LWGR (RBMK-1500), started construction in 1978 and operated from 1987 to 2009.
Operator: Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.
Owner: The Republic of Lithuania (Ignalina 1, Ignalina 2).