Spain’s nuclear regulator Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN) has approved the renewal of the operating licence of the country’s largest capacity nuclear power reactor, the 1,064-MW boiling water reactor at Cofrentes.
The renewal means the Valencia-based plant, owned and operated by Iberdrola, is licensed to run for a further nine-and-a-half years to 30 November 2030 – making it the fourth of seven plants to extend its licence since the announcement of a nuclear phaseout plan in 2019.
When the present licence expires, the plant is due to permanently close.
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