Nuclear Power Plants in Spain

Almaraz Location: Caceres Operator: Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo Configuration: 1 X 974 MW, 1 X 983 MW PWR Operation: 1981-1983 Reactor supplier: Westinghouse T/G supplier: Westinghouse EPC: Gibbs & Hill, Empresarios Agurapados, Entrecanales y Tavora Quick facts: Almaraz was constructed on a cooling reservoir on the Rio Tajo. Construction on the 1,683ha site started in 1972 and first concrete was in May 1973. The plant is jointly-owned by Iberdrola (51.2%), Endesa (23.3%), Unión Fenosa (19.3%), Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico (5.5%), and Nuclenor (0.7%). Photograph courtesy of Foro Nuclear Posted 1 Dec 2003	Asco Location: Tarragona Operator: Asociacion Nuclear Asco-Vandellos II Configuration: 1 X 1,032 MW, 1 X 1,027 MW PWR Operation: 1983-1985 Reactor supplier: Westinghouse T/G supplier: Westinghouse EPC: Bechtel Quick facts: These 3-loop PWRs are on the Ebro River. Endesa owns 100% of Unit-1 and 85% of Unit-2 with Iberdrola owning a 15% stake. Photograph courtesy of Asociacion Nuclear Asco-Vandellos II Re-posted 23 Oct 2010	Cofrentes Location: Valencia Operator: Iberdrola SA Configuration: 1 X 1,085 MW BWR Operation: 1984 Reactor supplier: General Electric T/G supplier: General Electric EPC: Empresarios Agurapados, Sener Photograph courtesy of Foro Nuclear Posted 8 Nov 2003
Garona Location: Burgos Operator: Nuclenor SA Configuration: 1 X 466 MW BWR Operation: 1971 Reactor supplier: GE T/G supplier: GE EPC: Ebasco, GE EPC: Bechtel, Iberdrola Quick facts: The Santa María de Garoña NPP is on the Rio Ebro in the Tobalina valley. On 2 Mar 1957, Electra de Viesgo and Iberduero created Centrales Nucleares del Norte SA and in Aug 1963, the venture was permissioned to build Spain's first commercial nuclear plant, planned as two 250-MW units. In the end, a single BWR was installed. Works began in Sep 1966 and concluded in Nov 1971 with commercial operation on 2 Mar 1971. Photograph courtesy of Nucleanor SA Posted 8 May 2005	Jose Cabrera Location: Guadalajara Operator: Union Electrica Fenosa SA Configuration: 1 X 160 MW PWR Operation: 1968 (ret 2006) Reactor supplier: Westinghouse T/G supplier: Westinghouse EPC: Gibbs & Hill Quick facts: Jose Cabrera, aka Zorita, was closed on 30 Apr 2006 by ministerial decree. It is the first Spanish nuclear plant to be closed early due to political considerations, in this case pressure from the Guadalajara government resulting in a 2002 decision by the Nuclear Safety Council to grant a 4yr operating license. Plant construction started in Jul 1965 and startup was in Jun 1968:  the 1-loop design is unique in Europe. In Feb 2010, Fenosa transferred ownership to Enresa and in Jul 2010, Westinghouse was selected to dismantle and segment the vessel internals Decommissioning is expected to cost €135mn. Photograph courtesy of Foro Nuclear Posted 1 Dec 2003	Lemóniz Location: Vizcaya Operator: Iberdrola Configuration: 2 X 930 MW PWR Operation: n/a (cancelled 1994) Reactor supplier: WH T/G supplier: WH EPC: Bechtel, Iberdrola Quick facts: This coastal site is about 30km from Bilbao and was the target of violent attacks by Basque separatists starting in Dec 1977. Construction was stopped in 1981 with both units essentially complete and the plant was formally terminated in Dec 1994. Iberdrola received a total of €2.85bn in compensation. Photograph by Jose A Solis (wikimedia) Posted 8 Aug 2008
Trillo Location: Guadalajara Operator: Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo Configuration: 1 X 1,066 MW PWR Operation: 1988 Reactor supplier: Siemens T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Empresarios Agurapados Quick facts: This is Spain's newest nuclear unit and is sited along the Rio Tajo. Construction began in 1979 and criticality was on 14 May 1988. This plant and Almaraz are jointly-owned by the same operating company. Trillo-II was cancelled in 1994. Photograph courtesy of Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo Re-posted 31 Jul 2010	Valdecaballeros Location: Badajoz Operator: Endesa Configuration: 2 X 975 MW BWR Operation: n/a (cancelled 1994) Reactor supplier: GE T/G supplier: GE EPC: AETEA, Empresarios Agrupados, Ebasco, GE Quick facts: Construction stopped in 1983 following a decision by a new Spanish government to discontinue nuclear plant development. The plant was formally terminated in Dec 1994. Units 1&2 were estimated to be 70% and 60% complete, respectively. Endesa received €2.56bn in compensation Photograph courtesy of Situation Room Posted 9 Aug 2008	Vandellos I Location: Tarragona Operator: Hispano Francesa de Energia Nuclear SA (Hifrensa) Configuration: 1 X 500 MW GCR Operation: 1972 (ret 1990) Reactor supplier: CEA T/G supplier: Alsthom EPC: Societe pour l'Industrie Atomique, Groupe Constructeurs Francaise Quick facts: This graphite-moderated gas-cooled reactor was modeled after the first two St Laurent-des-Eaux units in France. Construction started in Jun 1968 and the unit went commercial on 2 Aug 1972. The unit suffered a a serious turbine fire in Oct 1989 and, not long thereafter, the decision was made to close the plant. Its lifetime load factor was just over 73%. The core and the steam generators were co-located inside a pre-stressed concrete pressure vessel and reactor vessel also housed blowers and auxiliary equipment. Enersa completed a Level 2 dismantling between Feb 1998 and Jun 2003 leaving only the inside of the reactor and the supporting structure for later removal. Photograph courtesy of Enciclopèdia Catalana SA Posted 9 Aug 2008
	Vandellos II Location: Tarragona Operator: Asociacion Nuclear Asco-Vandellos II Configuration: 1 X 1,087 MW PWR Operation: 1987 Reactor supplier: WH T/G supplier: WH, Siemens EPC: Bechtel Quick facts: Vandellos II is jointly-owned by Endesa and Iberdrola. Construction started in Dec 1980 and the unit went commercial on 8 Mar 1988. Photograph courtesy of kalipedia Re-posted 9 Aug 2008

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Updated 10/23/10

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