Lucens nuclear power plant
Lucens nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in Switzerland with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucens nuclear power plant | Retired | PHWR | HWGCR: 2-loops | 7 | 1968 |
Lucens nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 5.8 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1960s is 5.0 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Goesgen nuclear power plant (114 km), Beznau nuclear power plant (143 km) and Leibstadt nuclear power plant (144 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucens nuclear power plant | 1962 | 1968 | 5.8 | 5.0 (1960s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goesgen nuclear power plant | Switzerland | 114 km | 1.1 |
| Beznau nuclear power plant | Switzerland | 143 km | 0.8 |
| Leibstadt nuclear power plant | Switzerland | 144 km | 1.3 |
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 | Vaud, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46.6927, 6.8272 |
| Elevation | about 515 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 290 km from the sea |
| Region | Western 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 | Nationale Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Industriellen Atomtechnik |
|---|---|
| Operators | Energie De L'Ouest Suisse |
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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