Ascó Nuclear Power Plant

Infobox NPP
Picture = Central Nuclear d'Ascó (Tarragona, Catalunya).jpg
Pic_des = View of the cooling tower of the Ascó nuclear power plant
Country = Spain
owner = Endesa
Utility = Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellòs (ANAV) A.I.E. (ENDESA/ID)
Built = 1971
Start = 1984-12-10
End =
expires = 2023 (Asco 1) and 2025 (Asco 2)
Reactor = 2
Reactor_MW = total 2060
S_Reactor =
S_Reactor_MW =
B_Reactor =
B_Reactor_MW =
E_Reactor =
E_Reactor_MW =
El_Prod = 15,387
for_year = 2006
El_Prod_avg = 15,474
Net_Prod = 307,970
WEBSITE =
as_of = July 25, 2007

Ascó Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station at Ascó in Spain.

It consists of two PWRs of 933 and 943 MWe.

2007 leak

An INES level 2 accident occurred on November 2007 at the Unit 1 reactor. The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) was not advised of the leak until April 4. Although the leak happened in November, particles were not detected outdoors until March 2008. [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKL0848095620080408 Spain nuclear plant leak below legal limit: watchdog | Environment | Reuters ] ]

CSN initially estimated that total radioactivity detected was about 235,000 becquerels. The council operating the plant later estimated that a maximum of 84.95 million becquerels of radioactivity were spilled. CSN announced it was changing the classification of the leak from Level 1 to Level 2 because of "inadequate control of radioactive material and of providing incomplete and deficient information to the controlling body." An investigation was opened and the director of the plant was . [cite web|url=http://www.csn.es/descarga/NWASCO140408.pdf |title=El CSN reclasifica el suceso de Ascó a nivel 2 en la Escala INES por suministrar la empresa información deficiente e incompleta |publisher=CSN |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-04-16] [ [http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Destituido/director/central/nuclear/Asco/fuga/radiactiva/elpepusoc/20080416elpepusoc_6/Tes Destituido el director de la central nuclear de Ascó tras una fuga radiactiva es icon] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.csn.es/plantillas/frame_centrales.jsp?id_nodo=665&codigo_central=6&asco=s Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear profile]
* [http://www.nucleartourist.com/world/spain.htm Nuclear Power Plants - Spain] at the Nuclear Tourist website.