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Nuclear power in Spain

Spain operates 7 nuclear power reactors across 12 sites, with 7.4 GW of gross capacity. 3 units have been retired.

Operating
7
7.4 GW gross
Under construction
0
—
Planned
0
incl. 0 announced
Retired
3
9 cancelled

Operating fleet by type: PWR (6), BWR (1). Principal operators: Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo, Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós AIE, Iberdrola.

Position in the fuel chain

FacilityStageOperatorCapacity / output
Juzbado fabrication ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas 500tHM/yr
Almaraz nuclear power plant — Spain: 2 units, 2,093 MW Ascó nuclear power plant — Spain: 2 units, 2,060 MW Cofrentes nuclear power plant — Spain: 1 unit, 1,102 MW Vandellos nuclear power plant — Spain: 1 unit, 1,087 MW Trillo nuclear power plant — Spain: 1 unit, 1,066 MW
Operating 7 circle area ∝ site capacity Nuclear sites in Spain.

All units in Spain

UnitSiteStatusTypeGross MWOnline
Almaraz nuclear power plant 1 Almaraz nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,049 1983
Almaraz nuclear power plant 2 Almaraz nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,044 1984
Ascó nuclear power plant 1 Ascó nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,033 1984
Ascó nuclear power plant 2 Ascó nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,027 1986
Cofrentes nuclear power plant Cofrentes nuclear power plant Operating BWR 1,102 1985
Trillo nuclear power plant 1 Trillo nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,066 1988
Vandellos nuclear power plant 2 Vandellos nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,087 1988
Escatrón nuclear power plant 1 Escatrón nuclear power plant Cancelled — 930 —
Escatrón nuclear power plant 2 Escatrón nuclear power plant Cancelled — 930 —
Jose Cabrera nuclear power plant 1 Jose Cabrera nuclear power plant Retired PWR 150 1969
Lemóniz nuclear power plant 1 Lemóniz nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 930 —
Lemóniz nuclear power plant 2 Lemóniz nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 930 —
Regodola nuclear power plant 1 Regodola nuclear power plant Cancelled — 1,000 —
Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant Retired BWR 466 1971
Sayago nuclear power plant 1 Sayago nuclear power plant Cancelled BWR 1,075 —
Trillo nuclear power plant 2 Trillo nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,000 —
Valdecaballeros nuclear power plant 1 Valdecaballeros nuclear power plant Cancelled BWR 975 —
Valdecaballeros nuclear power plant 2 Valdecaballeros nuclear power plant Cancelled BWR 975 —
Vandellos nuclear power plant 1 Vandellos nuclear power plant Retired GCR 500 1972

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