Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (Lithuanian: Ignalinos atominė elektrinė, IAE) is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's similarities to the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in both reactor design and lack of a robust containment building, Lithuania agreed to close the plant as part of its agreement of accession to the European Union.
Basic Information
- Category: nuclear power plant
- Founded: 1995
- Website: http://www.iae.lt/
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1995 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Employees: 1,600 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Website: http://www.iae.lt/ (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Country: Lithuania (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (Lithuanian: Ignalinos atominė elektrinė, IAE) is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's similarities to the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in both reactor design and lack of a robust containment building, Lithuania agreed to close the plant as part of its agreement of accession to the European Union.
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