Switzerland · 46.693, 6.827Lucens
Lucens, nuclear power plant in Switzerland, operated one heavy water gas-cooled reactor between 1966 and 1969 and is now shut down.
It is Switzerland's oldest nuclear plant, operating since 1966.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- HWGCR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1966
- Operator
- Energie De L'Ouest Suisse
- Owner
- Nationale Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Industriellen Atomtechnik
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Switzerland · every HWGCR reactor
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1966
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucens | Heavy water gas-cooled (HWGCR) | Heavy water-moderated, gas-cooled reactor, 2 loops (HWGCR) (HWGCR: 2-loops) | Shut down | 6 | 28 | Apr 1962 | Jan 1968 | Jan 1969 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Lucens, a 6 MWe HWGCR (Heavy water-moderated, gas-cooled reactor, 2 loops (HWGCR) (HWGCR: 2-loops)), started construction in 1962 and operated from 1968 to 1969.
Operator: Energie De L'Ouest Suisse.
Owner: Nationale Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Industriellen Atomtechnik.