Romania · 44.321, 28.060Cernavodă
Cernavodă, nuclear power plant in Romania, operates 2 pressurized heavy water reactors with 1,300 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1996.
It is the only plant in Romania running PHWR technology. It is the highest-capacity nuclear plant in Romania. Unit Cernavodă 1 has been operating for 30 years, since 1996.
- Country
- Romania
- Units
- 3
- Technology
- PHWR
- Net capacity
- 1,300 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1996
- Operator
- Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica
- Owner
- Ministerul Economiei; Comertului Si Mediului De Afaceri · EnergoNuclear SA
- Status
- Operating
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Romania · Vendor: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited · every PHWR reactor · how a PHWR works
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernavodă 1 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU 6 | Operating | 650 | 2,180 | Mar 31, 1983 | Jul 11, 1996 | — | 79.7 % (2024) |
| Cernavodă 2 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU 6 | Operating | 650 | 2,180 | Jul 1, 1983 | Aug 7, 2007 | — | 96.2 % (2024) |
| Cernavodă 3 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU 6 | Planned | 650 | — | — | 2031 (planned) | — | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Cernavodă 1, a 650 MWe PHWR (CANDU 6), started construction in 1983, was connected to the grid in 1996 and is still operating, with a 79.7% load factor in 2024.
Cernavodă 2, a 650 MWe PHWR (CANDU 6), started construction in 1983, was connected to the grid in 2007 and is still operating, with a 96.2% load factor in 2024.
Cernavodă 3, a 650 MWe PHWR (CANDU 6), is planned, with grid connection expected in 2031.
Operator: Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica.
Owner: Ministerul Economiei; Comertului Si Mediului De Afaceri (Cernavodă 1, Cernavodă 2) · EnergoNuclear SA (Cernavodă 3).