🇦🇷 Argentina · -33.967, -59.209
Atucha
4 reactors PHWR · PWR, in service since 1974. Today it delivers 1,058 MWe net, enough for about 3,332,700 households.
Operating capacity
1,058 MWe
net electrical
Units
4
3 operating
First start-up
1974
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atucha 1 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · Siemens-KWU) | Siemens-KWU | Operating | 340 | 1,179 | May 31, 1968 | Mar 19, 1974 | — | 68.8 % (2024) |
| Atucha 2 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · Siemens-KWU) | Siemens-KWU | Operating | 693 | 2,160 | Jul 13, 1981 | Jun 27, 2014 | — | 67.5 % (2024) |
| Atucha 3 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Hualong One | Planned | 1,150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREM | Pressurized water (PWR) | CAREM Prototyp | Operation suspended | 25 | 100 | Aug 2015 | — | — | — |
Operator: Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA (Atucha 1, Atucha 2, Atucha 3) · Comision Nacional De Energia Atomica (CAREM).
Owner: China National Nuclear CORP [85%]; Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA [15%] (Atucha 3).