Laguna Verde nuclear power plant

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Laguna Verde nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios, Veracruz, Mexico.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1990[1] 805 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-5[1] Comision Federal De Electricidad [100%][1] Comision Federal De Electricidad[1]
2 Operating[2] 1995[2] 803 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-5[2] Comision Federal De Electricidad [100%][2] Comision Federal De Electricidad[2]
3 Cancelled (inferred May 2024) 2023[3] 1400 MW[3] Unknown unknown Comision Federal De Electricidad [100%][3] Comision Federal De Electricidad[3]
4 Cancelled (inferred May 2024) 2023[3] 1400 MW[3] Unknown unknown Comision Federal De Electricidad [100%][3] Comision Federal De Electricidad[3]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 September 30, 1976[1] November 7, 1988[1] April 12, 1989[1] July 28, 1990[1]
2 June 1, 1977[2] September 6, 1994[2] November 11, 1994[2] April 10, 1995[2]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 777 MW[1] 780 MW[1] 2317 MWt[1]
2 775 MW[2] 780 MW[2] 2317 MWt[2]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios, Veracruz, Mexico[4] 19.7208, -96.4064 (exact)
2 Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios, Veracruz, Mexico[4] 19.7208, -96.4064 (exact)
3 Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios, Veracruz, Mexico[4] 19.7208, -96.4064 (exact)
4 Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios, Veracruz, Mexico[4] 19.7208, -96.4064 (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/20221006083818/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=420. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); 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://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=421. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20230223080552/https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-g-n/mexico.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://goo.gl/maps/mne2ezTpMFVNu54V9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)