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Cofrentes
Status: Operating critical since August 23, 1984 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: Cofrentes, Valencia
Spain's only General Electric BWR-6 boiling water reactor, located on the Júcar river in Valencia. Cofrentes went critical in August 1984 and is wholly owned and operated by Iberdrola. Uprates have raised its output over its lifetime to about 1,064 MWe net.
Details
| Design | General Electric BWR-6 (Mark III containment) |
| Electrical output | 1,064 MWe |
Milestone history
- Announced —
- Construction start September 9, 1975
- Fuel load —
- First criticality August 23, 1984
- Grid connection October 14, 1984
- Commercial operation March 11, 1985