Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
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Ascó Nuclear Power Plant (Catalan: Central Nuclear d'Ascó, Spanish: Central Nuclear de Ascó) is a nuclear power station located in Ascó, Catalonia, in Spain.
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Official name | Central nuclear de Ascó |
Country | Spain |
Coordinates | 41°12′0″N 0°34′10″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1971 |
Commission date | December 10, 1984 |
Owner(s) | Endesa |
Operator(s) | Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellòs (ANAV) A.I.E. (ENDESA/ID) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 totaling 2060 MW |
Nameplate capacity |
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Annual net output | 15,474 GW·h |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
An INES level 2 incident occurred in November 2007 at the Unit 1 reactor. The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) was not advised of the leak until April 4. Although the leak happened in November, particles were not detected outdoors until March 2008.[1]
CSN initially estimated that total radioactivity detected was about 235,000 becquerels. The council operating the plant later estimated that a maximum of 2.3 microcuries of radioactivity were spilled. CSN announced it was changing the classification of the leak from Level 1 to Level 2 because of "inadequate control of radioactive material and of providing incomplete and deficient information to the controlling body." An investigation was opened and the director of the plant was fired.[2][3]