Caorso nuclear power plant
Retired Italy
Gross capacity
882MW
Caorso nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Caorso nuclear power plant in Italy rated at 882 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Dec 1981.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4BWR-4 (Mark 2) in the source |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 882MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 860MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 840MW |
| Thermal output | 2,651MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Caorso nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | not stated |
| Country | Italy |
| Owner | Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari SpA100% |
| Operator | Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari |
| Coordinates | 45.0729, 9.8716 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR 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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Jan 1970Construction start
- 31 Dec 1977First criticality
- 23 May 1978Grid connection
- 1 Dec 1981Commercial operation
- 1 Jul 1990Permanent shutdown
Other BWR-4 (Mark 2) units
5 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,194 | |
| Limerick nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,194 | |
| Susquehanna nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,330 | |
| Susquehanna nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,330 |
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 2024-05-16
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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