This Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant already working previous disassembly stages will begin three years after its cessation of operation. current horizon, Closing Unit 1 for 2027 and Unit 2 by 2028. Rafael Campos, director of Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant, announced that the plant will carry out a series of studies over the next three years “before it falls into Enresa’s hands to begin dismantling”. What needs to be done in these three years and the personnel that will be needed are some of the issues that have started to be planned.
The facility manager presented the semi-annual report this Monday, which includes closed data for the first half of 2022, but also disclosed the facility’s year-round operation in the response. Almaraz will end 2022 with more than 16,600 GWh of production and contributes 6% Energy What is consumed in Spain?.
He also explained that the scenario he’s currently working on is that the installation shuts down because that’s the scenario on the table; but it made it the plant will be ready to take on any other scenarioreferring to the possibility of expanding its activity, which depends on the plans of the government and the decision of the concession companies.
“Whatever the scenario, the plant will be ready. It invests and modernizes for each scenario,” Campos said.
Regarding the events reported this year, Almaraz, five casesall came from the proximity of forest fires in the second semester and last summer, or the maneuvers necessary for aerial firefighting vehicles to collect water from the Arrocampo reservoir, which was used to cool the rectors.