Ascó nuclear power plant

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Ascó nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Ascó nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1984[1] 1033 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] WH 3LP[1] Endesa SA [100%][1] Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós AIE[1]
2 Operating[2] 1986[2] 1027 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] WH 3LP[2] Endesa; Iberdrola [100%][2] Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós AIE[2]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Ascó nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 May 16, 1974[1] June 16, 1983[1] August 13, 1983[1] December 10, 1984[1]
2 March 7, 1975[2] September 11, 1985[2] October 23, 1985[2] March 31, 1986[2]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Ascó nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 995 MW[1] 888 MW[1] 2941 MWt[1]
2 997 MW[2] 888 MW[2] 2941 MWt[2]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Ascó nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain[3] 41.1993, 0.5694 (exact)
2 Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain[3] 41.1993, 0.5694 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20210926154507/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=155. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20210926161703/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=156. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://goo.gl/maps/RaQkcfguxM7zfeq4A. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)