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In 2022, water withdrawal from natural sources by nuclear organisations made up 8.5% of the total water
withdrawal in the Russian Federation81. The main water consumers among the Company's organisations
are Leningrad NPP and Kola NPP (75.9% of the total water withdrawal).
In the reporting year, water withdrawal by JSC Atomenergoprom's organisations totalled 5,447.9 million m³,
which is 564.8 million m³ more than in 2021. This was primarily caused by a rise in seawater intake at
Leningrad NPP due to an increase in power generation and the fact that electricity is produced by RMBK-
1000 units with once-through cooling systems.
GRI 303-3 Total water withdrawal, million m³
Source
2021
2022
Seawater
2,665.7
Fresh surface water, including rivers, marshes and lakes82
Groundwater
2,142.2
2,926.3
2,441.7
65.8
69.4
Water from third-party organisations
9.4
10.5
Total
4,883.1
5,447.9
Volume of recycled and reused water, million m³
Indicator
2021
2022
37,781.0
37,572.7
4,883.1
5,447.9
(12.9%)
(14.5%)
42,664.1
43,020.6
773.7
689.7
Total volume of recycled and reused water, million m³
Water withdrawal, million m³ (% of recycled and reused water)
Total, million m³
Share of recycled and reused water in water withdrawal, %
The volume of water used by JSC Atomenergoprom's organisations for their own needs in 2022 totalled
5,381.8 million m³, which is 563.1 million m³ more than in 2021. This was mainly due to an increase in water
consumption at Leningrad NPP.
Water consumption for own needs, million m³
Type of consumption
Drinking and sanitary purposes
Operational needs
Other types
Total
2021
2022
25.8
27.1
4,759.7
5,323.8
33.2
30.9
4,818.7
5,381.8
All organisations in the nuclear industry discharge wastewater within the established limits and have the
relevant permits. The level of pollutants subject to state environmental regulation83 in wastewater is moni-
tored by in-house laboratories as part of industrial environmental control; compliance with statutory limits is
confirmed as part of monitoring and supervision by the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources.
In some cases, water from natural water sources does not meet quality standards, and an organisation with-
draws water that has already been contaminated for its own needs. Such water is also treated before dis-
charge to ensure compliance with statutory limits, where possible. In the reporting year, six organisations of
JSC Atomenergoprom exceeded statutory limits on discharges of pollutants set in accordance with the Meth-
odology for the Setting of Statutory Limits on Discharges of Pollutants into Water Bodies for Water Users 84.
In 2022, wastewater discharge by JSC Atomenergoprom's organisations totalled 4,807.4 million m³, with clean
water compliant with regulatory requirements accounting for 96.1% of the total volume, while the share of treat-
ed wastewater compliant with regulatory requirements and contaminated wastewater stood at 0.4% and 3.5%
respectively.
In the structure of wastewater discharge, the main destinations are seas (59.6%), lakes (29.7%) and rivers
(8.6%).
In the reporting year, wastewater discharge increased by 596.9 million m³ compared to 2021 mainly due to an
increase in discharges from Leningrad NPP into the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea.
In 2022, discharge of treated wastewater compliant with regulatory requirements totalled 17.3 million m³,
of which 16.9% was treated using the biological method, 0.01% was treated using the physical and chem-
ical method, and 83.1% was treated using the mechanical method.
GRI 303-4 Contaminated wastewater discharge by nuclear organisations accounted for 1.5% of the total volume of
discharges in Russia in 202285.
Total wastewater discharge in 2022, million m³
Total wastewater discharge
Total volume of discharges with a breakdown by destination, including:
Surface water, including marshes, rivers and lakes
Groundwater
Seawater
Total volume of wastewater discharges, million m³
Water category
Clean water compliant with regulatory requirements
4,807.4
4,807.4
1,939.8
0.8
2,866.8
2021
2022
4,052.7
4,619.8
Treated wastewater compliant with regulatory requirements
22.6
17.3
Contaminated wastewater
135.2
170.3
TOTAL
4,210.5
4,807.4
GRI 303-2 Water discharge
JSC Atomenergoprom manages all its negative impacts in compliance with the standards set in laws and
regulations of the Russian Federation, which stipulate the necessary tools for identifying and controlling
pollutant discharges.
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81. Calculated based on data provided in the Government Report on the Status and Protection of the Environment of the Russian Federation in 2021.
82. Including water received from water supply organisations.
83. According to the List of Pollutants Subject to Government Regulation in the Field of Environmental Protection approved by Decree No. 1316 of the Government of
the Russian Federation dated 8 July 2015.
84.
Order No. 1118 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia dated 29 December 2020.
85.
Calculated based on data provided in the Government Report on the Status and Protection of the Environment of the Russian Federation in 2021.
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