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Borssele nuclear power plant 1

Operating Netherlands
Gross capacity
515MW

Borssele nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Borssele nuclear power plant in Netherlands rated at 515 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 26 Oct 1973.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelKWU 2LP
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity515MW
Net capacity (reference)482MW
Net capacity (design)495MW
Thermal output1,366MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteBorssele nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryNetherlands
OwnerN.V. Elektriciteits-Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland100%
OperatorN.V. Elektriciteits-Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland
Coordinates 51.4312, 3.7174
Planned retirement2033planned, not actual
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 1 Jul 1969Construction start
  2. 20 Jun 1973First criticality
  3. 4 Jul 1973Grid connection
  4. 26 Oct 1973Commercial operation

Other units at Borssele nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Borssele nuclear power plant 2 Pre-construction 1,650
Borssele nuclear power plant 3 Pre-construction 1,650

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