Atucha nuclear power plant

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Atucha nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Partido de Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Atucha nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1974[1] 362 MW[1] Pressurized heavy water reactor[1] PHWR KWU[1] Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA[1] Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA[1]
2 Mothballed[2] 2016[3] 745 MW[3] Pressurized heavy water reactor[3] PHWR KWU[3] Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA[3] Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA[3]
3 Pre-construction[4] 2029 (planned)[4] 1150 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[5] Hualong One[4] China National Nuclear CORP [85%]; Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA [15%][4] Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA[4]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Atucha nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 June 1, 1968[1] January 13, 1974[1] March 19, 1974[1] June 24, 1974[1]
2 July 13, 1981[3] June 2, 2014[3] June 24, 2014[3] May 25, 2016[3]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Atucha nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 340 MW[1] 319 MW[1] 1179 MWt[1]
2 693 MW[3] 692 MW[3] 2160 MWt[3]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Atucha nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Partido de Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[6] -33.96701, -59.2095 (exact)[6]
2 Partido de Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7] -33.9672, -59.2073 (exact)[7]
3 Partido de Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8] -33.9672, -59.2075 (exact)[8]

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsrepair-of-argentinas-atucha-ii-npp-to-begin-in-june-10905211. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/argentina.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hualong_One. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://goo.gl/maps/3qBQLujVuu3Sza1r6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://goo.gl/maps/FPpJizQCCdNrD9aA9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://goo.gl/maps/EbMdaJc9ec7zHNQq5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)