Caorso nuclear power plant
Caorso nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in Italy with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caorso nuclear power plant | Retired | BWR | BWR-4 (Mark 2) | 882 | 1981 |
Caorso nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 8.4 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1970s is 5.4 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Goesgen nuclear power plant (294 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caorso nuclear power plant | 1970 | 1978 | 8.4 | 5.4 (1970s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goesgen nuclear power plant | Switzerland | 294 km | 1.1 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45.0729, 9.8716 |
| Elevation | about 50 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 90 km from the sea |
| Region | Southern Europe |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari SpA |
|---|---|
| Operators | Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data