Russia's nuclear regulator, Rostekhnadzor, has issued a licence to Rosenergoatom for the extended operation of unit one of the Kola nuclear power plant. The licence is valid until 6 July 2018. In June 2003, the service life of the unit was extended for 15 years following modernisation work conducted on the reactor since 1990 and the unit was also granted a five-year operating licence. The modernisation included an assessment of the life extension effectiveness; an integrated inspection; reactor upgrades; justification of the residual life of safety-important components; replacement of some equipment; and an in-depth safety assessment of the reactor. The Kola site hosts four VVER pressurized water reactors which each output 411 MWe. Four additional 300 MWe units are proposed as phase two of the Kola plant.
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