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El Dabaa nuclear power plant 4

Under construction Egypt
Gross capacity
1,200MW

El Dabaa nuclear power plant 4 is a pressurised water reactor unit at El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt rated at 1,200 MW gross. It is under construction. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 2030.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelVVER-1200/V-529
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,200MW
Net capacity (reference)1,100MW
Net capacity (design)1,100MW
Thermal output3,200MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteEl Dabaa nuclear power plant
Unit4
CountryEgypt
OwnerNuclear Power Plants Authority100%
Coordinates 31.0442, 28.4978
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 23 Jan 2024Construction start
  2. 1 Jan 2030Commercial operation

Other units at El Dabaa nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
El Dabaa nuclear power plant 1 Under construction 1,200
El Dabaa nuclear power plant 2 Under construction 1,200
El Dabaa nuclear power plant 3 Under construction 1,200

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