Nuclear power in the Soviet Union

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. However, nuclear power within the Soviet Union declined severely as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster. == History == The first nuclear power plant constructed in the Soviet Union was the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, built near Moscow on June 26, 1954.

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