Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant
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Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station at Santa María de Garoña, Burgos
(Spain
). It consists of one boiling water reactor
(BWR) of 466 megawatts (MWe).
The plant was opened in 1971 and would have closed on 5 July 2009 had its license not been renewed. Nuclenor, the plant's operator, had sought a ten-year extension, which was supported by Spain's Nuclear Safety Council (Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, CSN) despite Spain's policy of phasing out nuclear power. On 2 July 2009, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade compromised, extending the operating license for an additional four years.
Burgos
Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
(Spain
Spain
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). It consists of one boiling water reactor
Boiling water reactor
The boiling water reactor is a type of light water nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power. It is the second most common type of electricity-generating nuclear reactor after the pressurized water reactor , also a type of light water nuclear reactor...
(BWR) of 466 megawatts (MWe).
The plant was opened in 1971 and would have closed on 5 July 2009 had its license not been renewed. Nuclenor, the plant's operator, had sought a ten-year extension, which was supported by Spain's Nuclear Safety Council (Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, CSN) despite Spain's policy of phasing out nuclear power. On 2 July 2009, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade compromised, extending the operating license for an additional four years.
External links
- Central Nuclear Santa Maria de Garoña — Nuclenor website
- Nuclear Power Plants - Spain at the Nuclear Tourist website.
- Greenpeace blockades ageing Spanish nuclear plant