Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant
| Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant in 1963 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°15′31″N 13°50′06″E / 41.25849°N 13.83492°ECoordinates: 41°15′31″N 13°50′06″E / 41.25849°N 13.83492°E |
| Status | Being decommissioned |
| Commission date | January 1, 1964 |
| Decommission date | March 1, 1982 |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Power generation | |
| Units decommissioned | 1 × 150 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 150 MW |
Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant located at Sessa Aurunca (Campania), in southern Italy. It was named after the river Garigliano.
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-capcaity 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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