Atucha Nuclear Power Plant
The Atucha Nuclear Complex, or Atucha Nuclear Power Plant, is the location for two adjacent nuclear power plants in Lima, Zárate, Buenos Aires Province, about 100 kilometres (60 mi) from Buenos Aires, on the right-hand shore of the Paraná de las Palmas River. Both are pressurized heavy-water reactors (PHWR) employing a mixture of natural uranium and enriched uranium (0.85% of 235U), and use heavy water for cooling and neutron moderation.
| Atucha I nuclear power plant | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Central Nuclear Juan Domingo Perón |
| Country | Argentina |
| Location | Lima, Buenos Aires |
| Coordinates | 33°58′02″S 59°12′27″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1968 |
| Commission date | 1974 |
| Construction cost | $1.3 Billion |
| Operator(s) | Nucleoelectrica Argentina |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PHWR |
| Reactor supplier | Siemens |
| Thermal capacity | 1,179 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Siemens |
| Nameplate capacity | 340 MW |
| Annual net output | 2,397 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | central nuclear atucha I |
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| Atucha II Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
The plant still under construction (2012). | |
| Official name | Central Nuclear Néstor Kirchner |
| Country | Argentina |
| Location | Lima, Buenos Aires |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1981 2007 (resumed construction) |
| Commission date | 2014 |
| Operator(s) | Nucleoelectrica Argentina |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PHWR |
| Reactor supplier | Siemens |
| Thermal capacity | 2,160 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Siemens |
| Nameplate capacity | 693 MW |
| Annual net output | 5,201 GW·h (2016) |
| External links | |
| Website | central nuclear atucha II |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The other currently operating nuclear power plant in the country Embalse Nuclear Power Plant is also a natural uranium fueled PHWR but of the Canadian CANDU 6 type rather than the Siemens provided type used at Atucha.
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