The first nuclear power projects were started in the Soviet Union even before the end of the 1940s. In 1950 the decision was taken to construct the country's first nuclear power plant at Obninsk, based on the so-called channel-type, uranium-graphite design of reactor.
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Connected to the power grid in June 1954, Obninsk was the first grid-connected nuclear power plant in the world, i.e. the first nuclear reactor that produced ...
At its peak in 1982, nuclear power in the Soviet Union accounted for 6.5% of total electricity consumption and the total nuclear capacity installed was 18 GW.
F-1 was the first nuclear reactor in the USSR and in Europe. In 1949, the USSR conducted its first successful nuclear weapon test, followed by the test of the ...
Jun 27, 2007 · 1954: The world's first nuclear power plant becomes operational in Obninsk, outside of Moscow. The nuclear reactor, used to generate ...
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