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Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 1

Cancelled Italy
Gross capacity
1,009MW

Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant in Italy rated at 1,009 MW gross. It is cancelled. Construction started 1 Jul 1982.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-6
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,009MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteMontalto di Castro nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryItaly
OperatorEnel - Societa Per Azioni
Coordinates 42.3594, 11.5301
Cancelled1988
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 1982Construction start

Other units at Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,009

Other BWR-6 units

5 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Leibstadt nuclear power plant Switzerland Operating 1,275
Kuosheng nuclear power plant 1 Taiwan Retired 985
Kuosheng nuclear power plant 2 Taiwan Retired 985
Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 2 Italy Cancelled 1,009

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