Vandellos nuclear power plant

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Vandellos nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain.

Project Details

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

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1	Retired	1972	1990	500 MW	Gas-cooled reactor	unknown	Hispano-Francesa De Energia Nuclear SA [100%]	Hispano-Francesa De Energia Nuclear
2	Operating	1988	–	1087 MW	Pressurized water reactor	WH 3LP	Endesa; Iberdrola [100%]	Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós AIE

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

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
1	June 21, 1968	February 11, 1972	May 6, 1972	August 2, 1972	July 31, 1990
2	December 29, 1980	November 14, 1987	December 12, 1987	March 8, 1988	–

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

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1	480 MW	480 MW	1670 MWt
2	1047 MW	930 MW	2941 MWt

Location

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

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain	40.9511, 0.8662 (exact)
2	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain	40.9511, 0.8662 (exact)

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