Jose Cabrera nuclear power plant 1
Gross capacity
150MW
Jose Cabrera nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Jose Cabrera nuclear power plant in Spain rated at 150 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 13 Aug 1969.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | WH 1LP |
| Size | Small300 MWe or less |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 150MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 141MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 153MW |
| Thermal output | 510MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Westinghouse Electric Companyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Jose Cabrera nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Spain |
| Owner | Union Fenosa Generation SA100% |
| Operator | Union Fenosa Generation |
| Coordinates | 40.3478, -2.8889 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 24 Jun 1964Construction start
- 30 Jun 1968First criticality
- 14 Jul 1968Grid connection
- 13 Aug 1969Commercial operation
- 30 Apr 2006Permanent shutdown
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 2024-05-23
- 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