Tihange nuclear power plant 1
Tihange nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Tihange nuclear power plant in Belgium rated at 1,009 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Oct 1975.
Permanently shut down on 1 October 2025 at the end of its extended licence, after the GNPT record was last researched in May 2024.
status:
operating → retired
· IAEA Power Reactor Information System, reactor record TIHANGE-1
· verified 2026-09-06
Permanently shut down on 1 October 2025 at the end of its extended licence, after the GNPT record was last researched in May 2024.
permanent_shutdown:
not set → 2025-10-01
· IAEA Power Reactor Information System, reactor record TIHANGE-1
· verified 2026-09-06
Permanently shut down on 1 October 2025 at the end of its extended licence, after the GNPT record was last researched in May 2024.
retirement_year:
not set → 2025
· IAEA Power Reactor Information System, reactor record TIHANGE-1
· verified 2026-09-06
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | Framatome 3 loops reactor |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,009MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 962MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 870MW |
| Thermal output | 2,873MWt |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| Site | Tihange nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Owner | Engie Electrabel100% |
| Operator | Engie Electrabel |
| Coordinates | 50.5334, 5.2714 |
- 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
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Timeline
- 1 Jun 1970Construction start
- 21 Feb 1975First criticality
- 7 Mar 1975Grid connection
- 1 Oct 1975Commercial operation
- 1 Oct 2025Permanent shutdown
Other units at Tihange nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Tihange nuclear power plant 2 | Retired | 1,055 |
| Tihange nuclear power plant 3 | 1,089 |
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
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