The decision to construct BN-1200 reactors at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant (Sverdlovsk Region) and Yuzhnouralskaya Nuclear Power Plant (Chelyabinsk Region) Nuclear Power Plants was taken in the autumn of 2016 and included in electric power distribution plans till 2030. A new road map for BN-120 reactors is to be developed in 2017. According to Mr. Shepelev, BN-1200 can run on oxide, nitride and MOX fuels, unlike other types of nuclear reactors. Pilot nitride fuel assemblies undergo comprehensive tests. The BN-1200 design provides for a service life of 60 years (vs. 45 years for BN-800) and features improved safety. The possibility of reactor core damage has been reduced to only 5·10^-7.