APS-1 Obninsk

Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant was built in the "Science City" of , , about 110 km southwest of , Soviet Union. 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 electricity industrially, albeit at small scale.
  • Electrical generator
  • …lies at an elevation of around 160 metres (510 feet)
  • Description: first in the world reactor electricity
  • Also known as
    “Atomic Power Station 1 Obninsk”
    “Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant,”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Museum of the Obninsk сity history and Obninskoye.
Railway station
is a railway station.
3 km east of APS-1 Obninsk
Railway station
is a railway station.
3½ km south of APS-1 Obninsk

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obninsk and Spas-Zagor’ye.
is a city of 116,000 people in on the bank of the Protva River.
Village
Spas-Zagorye is a village, administrative centre…
4 km south of APS-1 Obninsk
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Suburb
is a suburb.
5 km north of APS-1 Obninsk
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Latitude
55.08399° or 55° 5′ 2″ north
Longitude
36.57148° or 36° 34′ 17″ east
Open location code
9G7R3HMC+HH
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“APS-1 Obninsk” goes by many names.
محطة أوبنينسك للطاقة النوويةArabic
Обнінская АЭСBelarusian
Обнинска АЕЦBulgarian
奥布宁斯克核电站Chinese
Jaderná elektrárna ObninskCzech
Kerncentrale ObninskDutch
Obninski AEJEstonian
Obninski tuumaelektrijaamEstonian
Obninski tuumajaamEstonian
Obninskin ydinvoimalaitosFinnish
ობნინსკის ატომური ელექტროსადგურიGeorgian
תחנת הכוח הגרעינית אובנינסקHebrew
Obnyinszki atomerőműHungarian
Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir ObninskIndonesian
Centrale nucleare di ObninskItalian
オブニンスク原子力発電所Japanese
오브닌스크 원자력 발전소Korean
Obninsk kjernekraftverkNorwegian
Obninsk kjernekraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
APS-1Polish
Elektrownia jądrowa ObninskPolish
KKW ObninskPolish
centrala nucleară de la ObninskRomanian
Обнинская атомная электростанцияRussian
Обнинская АЭСRussian
первая в мире атомная электростанцияRussian
Obninsk kärnkraftverkSwedish
Obninsk Nükleer Güç SantraliTurkish
Обнінська АЕСUkrainian
Nhà máy điện hạt nhân ObninskVietnamese

Localities in the Area

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