The Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station (NPS; Russian: Белоярская атомная электростанция им.

[2] Their main novelty was the use of superheated steam ran through a standard turbine thus resulting in a better efficiency compared to the earlier Obninsk pilot plant.

Protests halted progress in 1988, but work resumed in 1992 following an order by President Boris Yeltsin.

The BN-600 was originally planned to be decommissioned in 2010 but its lifetime was expected to be extended to cover the gap; it has been operating since 1980.

Russia was, at the date, the only country that operates fast neutron reactors for energy production.

[citation needed] However issues detected during low power operation required further fuel development work.