Borssele nuclear power plant 1
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) |
|---|---|
| Model | KWU 2LP |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 515MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 482MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 495MW |
| Thermal output | 1,366MWt |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Borssele nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Owner | N.V. Elektriciteits-Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland100% |
| Operator | N.V. Elektriciteits-Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland |
| Coordinates | 51.4312, 3.7174 |
| Planned retirement | 2033planned, 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
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
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.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Jul 1969Construction start
- 20 Jun 1973First criticality
- 4 Jul 1973Grid connection
- 26 Oct 1973Commercial operation
Other units at Borssele nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Borssele nuclear power plant 2 | Pre-construction | 1,650 |
| Borssele nuclear power plant 3 | Pre-construction | 1,650 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-08
- 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