Zheleznogorsk
Reactor Data
Research Reactors
Research and test reactors, critical assemblies and prototypes at this site, as listed in the IAEA Research Reactor Database: type, thermal power, first criticality, shutdown date, current status and what each is used for.
1 reactor: 1 planned.
| Reactor | Type | Thermal Power | First Criticality | Shutdown | Status | Used For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZhSR | Homog | 10 MWt | Planned |
Source: IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB), as of 2026-10-13.
Fuel Cycle Facilities
Fuel cycle plants at this site, as listed in the IAEA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database: what each plant does, its scale and design capacity, the years it operated, its current status and who operates it.
10 facilities: 8 in operation, 1 under construction, 1 others.
| Facility | Type | Scale | Design Capacity | Operated | Status | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVER-1000 SNF wet storage facility | AFR Wet Spent Fuel Storage (Pool) | Commercial | 7600 t HM | 1985– | In Operation | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX |
| Mining and Chemical Complex Site, Stage I | AFR Dry Spent Fuel Storage | Commercial | 8130 t HM | 2011– | In Operation | Mining and Chemical Combine Krasnoyarsk |
| RBMK 1000 SNF dry storage facility | AFR Dry Spent Fuel Storage | Commercial | 22000 t HM | 2012– | In Operation | Mining and Chemical Combine Krasnoyarsk |
| RBMK-1000 SNF dry storage facility | AFR Dry Spent Fuel Storage | Commercial | 17700 t HM | 2012– | In Operation | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX |
| MOX fuel fabrication plant | MOX fuel fabrication (Mox Powder, Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | 400 Elements/year | 2015– | In Operation | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX |
| Pilot Demonstration Centre (PDC) for VVER-1000 SNF reprocessing with research chamber - Stage I | Spent Fuel Reprocessing - aqueous route | Pilot plant | 4.4 t U/year | 2016– | In Operation | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX |
| VVER-1000 SNF dry storage Facility | AFR Dry Spent Fuel Storage | Commercial | 8900 t HM | 2016– | In Operation | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX |
| MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant (REMIX) | MOX fuel fabrication (Mox Powder, Pellet, Pin, FA) | Commercial | In Operation | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX | ||
| Pilot Demonstration facility for VVER-1000 SNF reprocessing-PhaseII | Spent Fuel Reprocessing - aqueous route | Commercial | 226 t HM/year | 2026– | Under Construction | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX |
| High Capacity Plant (SNF reprocessing) | Spent Fuel Reprocessing - aqueous route | Commercial | 800 t HM/year | 2035– | Others | MINING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX |
Source: IAEA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database (NFCFDB), as of 2026-10-13.
Working Here
Per Diem Rates FY 2026
Per diem covers lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for government and contractor travel near this facility. Rates are from the U.S. State Department foreign per diem tables for FY 2026.
$173
Lodging/Night
$112
M&IE/Day
$285
Total/Day
Russia: rate for locations the State Department does not list separately
U.S. Department of State foreign per diem, for U.S. government and contractor travel.
Facility Map
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56.354, 93.6466
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Plant Facts
About This Site
Written by NukeWorker from public records: facts that do not change. Operator, status and capacity come from the live data elsewhere on this page. Sources: Wikipedia: Mining and Chemical Combine; GlobalSecurity: Krasnoyarsk-26 / Zheleznogorsk; World Nuclear News: Russia starts decommissioning plutonium-producing reactor.
Zheleznogorsk, known until the 1990s as the closed city Krasnoyarsk-26, lies on the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. The Mining and Chemical Combine there was established in 1950 to produce weapons-grade plutonium. Its reactors, radiochemical plant and other facilities were built in tunnels 200 to 250 meters inside a granite mountain.
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Three graphite-moderated reactors patterned on the American Hanford reactors were built there and cooled with water from the Yenisei. The AD reactor started in 1958, ADE-1 in 1961, and ADE-2 in December 1963. Two of the three reactors were shut down in 1992. The last, ADE-2, was shut down in April 2010 under the 1997 plutonium agreement between Russia and the United States. In September 2014 the MOX fuel production line there completed a 10 kilogram batch.