Darkhovain nuclear power plant

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Other names: Darkhowin, Karoon, Karun, Esteghlal, Darkhovin

Darkhovain nuclear power plant is a nuclear power plant under construction in Bushehr suburb village, Khoramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Construction[1] 300 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[2] IR-360[2] Nuclear Power Production And Development CO Of Iran [100%][2] Nuclear Power Production And Development CO Of Iran[2]
2 Cancelled[3] 1996[3] 300 MW[3] Unknown unknown Nuclear Power Production And Development CO Of Iran [100%][2] Nuclear Power Production And Development CO Of Iran[2]

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

Unit name Construction start
1 December 3, 2022[1]

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

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Unit name Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 330 MW[2] 1113 MWt[2]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Bushehr suburb village, Khoramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran[4] 30.70759, 48.3641 (exact)
2 Bushehr suburb village, Khoramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran[4] 30.70759, 48.3641 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230328093900/https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Iran-marks-start-of-work-for-Darkhovin-plant. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220717082433/https://www.iaea.org/publications/15211/nuclear-power-reactors-in-the-world. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220901051257/https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-g-n/iran.aspx. Archived from the original on 01 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://goo.gl/maps/GFtSoB1Pck455Q5t7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)