goingcritical:almaraz-2Spain · Power reactor
Almaraz-2
Status: Operating critical since September 19, 1983 Reactor status full glossary → Announced Publicly announced — a site and design are proposed, but construction has not begun. Site preparation Early site and civil works are under way; the first safety-related ("nuclear") concrete has not yet been poured. Under construction Formal construction has begun, marked by the first nuclear concrete. Fuel loaded Nuclear fuel has been loaded into the core. The reactor is fuelled but has not yet gone critical. Critical Has reached first criticality — a self-sustaining chain reaction, usually at low power — but is not yet connected to the grid. Grid connected Synchronised to the electrical grid and exporting power for the first time, but still in commissioning and power-ascension testing — not yet in commercial service. In commercial operation — the operator has formally declared the unit in regular commercial service. Shut down Permanently shut down and no longer generating; may be defuelled, undergoing decommissioning, or preserved in place. Canceled Abandoned before completion.
Site: Almaraz, Cáceres
The second Westinghouse 3-loop PWR unit at the Almaraz plant in Cáceres, western Spain. Almaraz-2 reached first criticality in September 1983, two years after its sister unit. Together the two Almaraz reactors form one of Spain's most important baseload generating sites.
Details
| Design | Westinghouse 3-loop PWR |
| Electrical output | 1,006 MWe |
Milestone history
- Announced —
- Construction start July 3, 1973
- Fuel load —
- First criticality September 19, 1983
- Grid connection October 8, 1983
- Commercial operation July 1, 1984