Westinghouse Awarded José Cabrera Dismantling Contract

Westinghouse said yesterday that the contract for work at the single-unit plant, also known as Zorita, includes the loading of primary and secondary waste. Activated material will be loaded into multi-purpose canisters, and low- and intermediate-level waste into dedicated containers.

Westinghouse is the lead contractor and the project is expected to take 31 months to complete.

The 142-megawatt José Cabrera, Spain’s oldest nuclear unit, was permanently shut down in 2006. It was connected to the grid in 1968 and began commercial operation in 1969.

A Westinghouse pressurised water reactor, José Cabrera was one of Europe’s first nuclear power plant projects.

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Spain’s José Cabrera N-Plant To Close In 2006 (News No. 327, 15 October 2002)

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