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Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant

Retired Spain
Gross capacity
466MW

Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant in Spain rated at 466 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 11 May 1971.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-3
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity466MW
Net capacity (reference)446MW
Net capacity (design)440MW
Thermal output1,381MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteSanta Maria De Garona nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountrySpain
OwnerNuclenor SA100%
OperatorNuclenor
Coordinates 42.7750, -3.2070
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 1 Sep 1966Construction start
  2. 5 Nov 1970First criticality
  3. 2 Mar 1971Grid connection
  4. 11 May 1971Commercial operation
  5. 2 Aug 2017Permanent shutdown

Other BWR-3 units

3 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 1 Japan Retired 460
Shimane nuclear power plant 1 Japan Retired 460

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