Bilibino

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Bilibino is a small town in Russia’s Far East best known for hosting one of the world’s northernmost nuclear power plants.

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instanceOf locality in Russia
urban-type settlement
administrativeDistrict Bilibinsky District
administrativeStatus town of district significance
climate subarctic climate
country Russia
distanceToArcticOcean several hundred kilometers inland
distanceToMoscowApprox over 6000 km
economicBase gold mining
nuclear power generation
tin mining
energyRole electricity supply for Bilibinsky District
heat supply from nuclear cogeneration plant
federalSubject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
foundedAs settlement for nearby mining operations
gridConnection isolated local grid
hasFacility Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
indigenousPeoplesInRegion Chukchi
Yukaghir
knownFor hosting one of the world’s northernmost nuclear power plants
languageUsed Russian
latitudeApprox 68°N
locatedIn Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Far Eastern Federal District
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
locatedOnRiver Karalveem River
longitudeApprox 166°E
nearestMajorCenter Anadyr
nuclearPlantType graphite-moderated water-cooled reactors at Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
permafrost built on continuous permafrost zone
populationTrend declining since the 1990s
postalCountryCode RU
powerPlantCommissioningPeriod 1970s
reactorCount 4 at Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
reactorType EGP-6 at Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
region Eastern Siberia
surface form: Northeast Siberia
regionCharacteristic remote Arctic settlement
role administrative center of Bilibinsky District
strategicImportance regional energy security in Chukotka
summerConditions short cool summers
timeOffset UTC+12
timeZone Anadyr Time
transport served mainly by air transport
winterConditions long cold winters

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