Cofrentes is a 1,102MW nuclear reactor which is located within the premises of Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant. It is located in Valencian Community, Spain. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the nuclear reactor is currently generating power and is in active status. The construction on the reactor commenced in Sep, 1975. The first power from the reactor was achieved in Oct, 1984. Subsequent to trial runs the reactor finally entered into commercial operation in Mar, 1985. Buy the profile here.
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Description
Cofrentes is a Generation II nuclear reactor developed by GE Power, the main contractor for the project.
The 1,102MW reactor is owned and operated by Iberdrola. The company has a stake of 100%.
The BWR reactor generates 8,078.38GWh/annum of electricity. It features 624 fuel assemblies in the core of reactor, the place where fission occurs and energy is released.
Development status
The reactor construction commenced in Sep, 1975 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in Mar, 1985.
Contractors involved
GE Power was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the nuclear reactor. The company provided 1 steam turbine for the project. Empresarios Agrupados and Gibbs & hill were selected as the architect engineers for the reactor. The reactor system was supplied by GE Power. The reactor vessel has been supplied by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij (RDM). The material used for the construction of the vessel is Alloyed Steel (ST SA-533 Gr B). The civil works were carried out by Entrecanales y Tavora.
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About GE Power
GE Power (GEP), formerly GE Energy, a business division of the General Electric Company, is a provider of power generation and water processing products and related services. The company product portfolio includes aero derivative and heavy-duty gas turbine systems, generators, boilers, steam turbines, air quality control systems, gas engines, reactors and water treatment, waste water treatment, and process system solutions, among others. GEP offers products and technologies for generating electricity from various sources such as oil, gas, nuclear, coal, mining, diesel and water. The company also offers services for maintenance, service and upgrade of power plants; solutions for water treatment, wastewater treatment and process systems; services for distributed power generation; and support services for boiling water reactors. It caters its products and services to independent power producers and other industrial customers. GEP is headquartered in Schenectady, New York, the US
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