Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant
Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant located at Sessa Aurunca (Campania), in southern Italy. It was named after the river Garigliano.
| Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant | |
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.jpg.webp) Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant in 1963 | |
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| Coordinates | 41.25849°N 13.83492°E |
| Status | Being decommissioned |
| Commission date | January 1, 1964 |
| Decommission date | March 1, 1982 |
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| Reactor type | BWR |
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| Units decommissioned | 1 × 150 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 150 MW |
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Consisting of one 150MWe BWR from General Electric, it operated from 1964 until 1982. First criticality was on 5 June 1963, with grid connection 1 January 1964 and full commercial operation from 1 June in that year. Final shutdown was 1 March 1982.
Garigliano was in 1964 the fourth BWR ever worldwide commercial operated, and had the second highest MW-capacity after Dresden Nuclear Power Plant unit 1.
External links
- Nuclear power in Italy at the WNA site.
- Nuclear power profile of Italy at the NEA site.
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