Borssele nuclear power plant

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The Borssele nuclear power plant is a Dutch nuclear power station located in the province of Zeeland that generates electricity using a single pressurized water reactor.

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instanceOf electric power station
nuclear power plant
commercialOperationStartDate 1973
commissioningDate 1973
connectedTo European interconnected power system
constructionStartDate 1969
coolant water
coolingSystemType once-through cooling
coordinates 51.430°N 3.716°E
country Netherlands
designedLifetime 40 years
electricalCapacity 485 MWe
electricityGenerationType baseload power
gridConnection Dutch national grid
gridConnectionDate 1973
gridRole baseload generation for Dutch grid
hasCoolingSource Western Scheldt
surface form: Western Scheldt estuary
hasEmergencyPowerSupply diesel generators
hasReactorContainmentType single containment
hasSafetySystem containment spray system
emergency core cooling system
redundant safety trains
lifetimeExtensionDecision 2006
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Borsele
surface form: Borsele municipality

Zeeland
location Borssele NERFINISHED
moderator water
nearbyFacility Borssele coal-fired power plant
Borssele wind farm zone (offshore)
netElectricalCapacity approximately 485 MWe
numberOfReactors 1
operator EPZ
owner EPZ
PZEM
RWE
plannedShutdownYear 2033
primaryFuel uranium dioxide
reactorModel Siemens PWR
reactorSupplier Siemens Energy
surface form: Siemens
reactorType pressurized water reactor
regulatoryAuthority Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection of the Netherlands
regulatoryFramework Dutch Nuclear Energy Act
safetyUpgradesImplemented post-Fukushima safety improvements
spentFuelManagement interim storage at COVRA
status operational
thermalCapacity 1365 MWth
usesFuelCycleService enrichment abroad
fuel fabrication abroad
wasteManagementFacility COVRA

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Borsele contains Borssele nuclear power plant
Borsele near Borssele nuclear power plant