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Atucha-2
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) of the German PHWR KWU design, employing a mixture of natural uranium and enriched uranium (0.85% of 235U), and use heavy water for cooling and neutron moderation.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity
- 740 MW
- Reactor Type
- PHWR
- Model
- PHWR KWU
- IAEA ID
- 5
Timeline
- Construction Started
- July 13, 1981
- Operational From
- May 25, 2016
- Current Status
- Operational
Location
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Zárate Partido
- Coordinates
- -33.9670°, -59.2090°
Operator & Owner
- Operator
- Nucleoeléctrica Argentina
Data source: WNA/IAEA • Last verified against IAEA PRIS database