José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station
The José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station (also known as Zorita[1]) was a nuclear power station in Almonacid de Zorita, 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Madrid, Spain.
José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station | |
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Zorita NPP | |
Country | Spain |
Coordinates | 40°20′57″N 2°53′4″W |
Status | Decommissioned |
Construction began | 1964 |
Commission date | August 13, 1969 |
Decommission date | April 30, 2006 |
Owner(s) | Enresa |
Operator(s) | Union Electrica Fenosa, S.A. |
Power generation | |
Units decommissioned | 1 x 150 MW |
Nameplate capacity |
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Annual net output | 392 GWh |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The power plant consisted of a single PWR of 160 MWe, built by Westinghouse Electric Company. It was operated by Unión Fenosa.[2]
History
Construction of the power station started in 1964. It was commissioned in 1968, and it operated from 1968 until 2006. In 2006, it was closed by ministerial order.[2]
On 11 February 2010, Unión Fenosa transferred the site's ownership to Enresa, a Spanish company responsible for decommissioning the power station. Enresa planned to clear the site by the end of 2015.[2]
2003 incident
The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council has investigated the plant's deficient safety system and a missing screw that prevented the reactor from resuming operations after a month-long refueling operation in December 2003.
References
- ::FORO Nuclear::
- "José Cabrera moves into decommissioning". World Nuclear News. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station. |
- Plant information summary (in Spanish).
- Plant description (in Spanish) and site photo.
- IMDB entry for the 1969 film.