Almaraz
Reactor: PWR
Location: Almaraz, Spain
In the News: Almaraz
1981 Construction started on Unit 1 and commissioned for commercial use
1983 Construction started on Unit 2
1984 Unit 2 commissioned for commercial use
2006 Implementation of a fifth emergency diesel generator, in operation in Group I and Group II
2008 In application of condition 2 of the operating permit in force, the licensee requested a new permit for a further ten-year period. This request is being assessed by the CSN, which will issue a technical report in May 2010; licensee requested an 8% power upgrade at each group, which might be implemented if the CSN were to determine compliance with the requirements established in the refuelling outages of October 2009 and October 2010 in groups I and II respectively
2010 Licence renewal for Almaraz 1 & 2 came up for review, and in April the CSN recommended that a 10-year extension be granted, to 2020
