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- Jul 29, 202290% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Bohunice V1 Nuclear Reactors Fully Dismantled
- The two VVER-440 V-230 reactors at Bohunice V1 in Slovakia were fully dismantled, the first time this reactor type has been decommissioned and disassembled directly on site[2][3]
- The work was done by JAVYS and a Westinghouse-led consortium including VUJE, funded through the EBRD-managed Bohunice International Decommissioning Support Fund[2][3]
- Twelve 160-tonne steam generators were removed to make room for two 1,250 m3 pools for underwater sectioning; about 95 per cent of waste and metals were already processed and released[3]
- Decommissioning of the two reactors began in May 2020 and April 2021 and took 18 and 11 months[3]
- The reactors were closed at the end of 2006 and 2008 under Slovakia's EU accession terms; remaining equipment is to be processed by 2025 and buildings demolished with the site redevelopment-ready by 2027[2][3]
- Donor funds exceeded EUR650 million as of mid-2018, and the work was completed on schedule and within budget[2]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=31FzwWKvSOYyoutube.com· Posted Sep 22, 2026· Starts Jul 29, 2022 ✓· 99% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "The two VVER-440 V-230 reactors in Slovakia were decommissioned and disassembled on site".
- [2]92%Bohunice V1 reactors fully dismantledworld-nuclear-news.org· Published Jul 29, 2022· 0% of score
World Nuclear News, dated Friday 29 July 2022, confirms the two VVER-440 V-230 reactors at Bohunice were fully dismantled "for the first time... for reactors of this type," matching the pin's stored date exactly.
- [3]92%Landmark achievement for nuclear decommissioning project in Slovak Republicebrd.com· Published Jul 1, 2022· 0% of score
The EBRD, dated August 2, 2022, confirms the same Bohunice V1 reactors were "fully dismantled and their components decontaminated," corroborating the pin's stored July 29, 2022 date within days.
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