Italy · 45.073, 9.872Caorso
Caorso, nuclear power plant in Italy, operated one boiling water reactor between 1981 and 1990 and is now shut down.
- Country
- Italy
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- BWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1981
- Operator
- Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari
- Owner
- Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari SpA
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Italy · every BWR reactor · how a BWR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1981
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caorso | Boiling water (BWR) | GE BWR/4, Mark II containment (BWR-4 (Mark 2)) | Shut down | 860 | 2,651 | Jan 1970 | May 1978 | Jul 1990 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Caorso, an 860 MWe BWR (GE BWR/4, Mark II containment (BWR-4 (Mark 2))), started construction in 1970 and operated from 1978 to 1990.
Operator: Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari.
Owner: Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari SpA.