Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant
| Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
The Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant | |
| Country | Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°19′20″N 28°03′26″E / 44.32222°N 28.05722°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: 1 July 1982 Unit 2: 1 July 1983 Unit 3: 9 February 1984 Unit 4: 15 August 1985 Unit 5: 12 May 1987 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 2 December 1996 Unit 2: 31 October 2007 |
| Operator | Nuclearelectrica |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | CANDU PHWR |
| Reactor supplier | AECL |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 2180 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 706.5 MW |
| Make and model | CANDU 6 |
| Units planned | 2 × 706.5 MW (suspended construction) |
| Units cancelled | 1 × 655 MW (cancelled at 2.8% complete) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1413 MW |
| Capacity factor | 92.90% (2017) 92.05% (lifetime) 94.7% |
| Annual net output | 10,580 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Nuclear Power Plant in Cernavodă (Romanian: Centrala Nucleară de la Cernavodă) is the only nuclear power plant in Romania. It produces around 20% of the country's electricity. It uses CANDU reactor technology from AECL, using heavy water produced at Drobeta-Turnu Severin as its neutron moderator and as its coolant agent.
By using nuclear power, Romania is able to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by over 10 million tonnes each year. CNE-INVEST is responsible for the preservation of Units 3–5.