Spain · 40.951, 0.866Vandellos
Vandellos, nuclear power plant in Spain, operates one pressurized water reactor with 1,047 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1972.
Unit Vandellos 2 has been operating for 38 years, since 1988. Its 1,047 MW net are enough to supply about 3,300,000 households.
- Country
- Spain
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- GCR · PWR
- Net capacity
- 1,047 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1972
- Operator
- Hispano-Francesa De Energia Nuclear · Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós AIE
- Owner
- Hispano-Francesa De Energia Nuclear SA · Endesa; Iberdrola
- Status
- Operating
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Spain · Vendor: Westinghouse · every GCR reactor · how a GCR works · every PWR reactor · how a PWR works
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandellos 1 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | UNGG | Shut down | 480 | 1,670 | Jun 1968 | May 1972 | Jul 1990 | — |
| Vandellos 2 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Westinghouse 3-loop (WH 3LP) | Operating | 1,047 | 2,941 | Dec 29, 1980 | Dec 12, 1987 | — | 84.0 % (2024) |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Vandellos 1, a 480 MWe GCR (UNGG), started construction in 1968 and operated from 1972 to 1990.
Vandellos 2, a 1,047 MWe PWR (Westinghouse 3-loop (WH 3LP)), started construction in 1980, was connected to the grid in 1987 and is still operating, with a 84.1% load factor in 2024.
Operator: Hispano-Francesa De Energia Nuclear (Vandellos 1) · Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós AIE (Vandellos 2).
Owner: Hispano-Francesa De Energia Nuclear SA (Vandellos 1) · Endesa; Iberdrola (Vandellos 2).