Spain builds up her industry in wake of nuclear plant orders

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976 · Energy Int.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7325207

Richards, R A.C.

Spain plans to install 23 nuclear power stations over the next six years to reduce the country's dependence on oil as the major source of primary energy. Equipos Nucleares SA (ENSA) is the company that will be fully occupied with the nuclear program that the Spanish government has implemented. The demand for petroleum amounted to 70% of the total energy demand in 1975, compared with 30% in 1965. The existing plan is that oil should account for 43.8% of demand by 1985 and that nuclear energy will increase to account for 23.4% of the total, supplied from plants totalling 23,000 MW. Scattered throughout Spanish territory, nuclear power stations have been approved to a total of 12,000 MW, with investments to continue growing at 6 to 7% annually. The ENSA plant for manufacture of nuclear equipment is being constructed on the Bay of Santander to not only supply Spain's nuclear components, but also to export major components of the nuclear steam supply system, including the pressure vessel, tubing, core support structure, internal flow control, and emergency core cooling systems. The utility UNESA reports that the supply of uranium in Spain should be no problem since Spain holds 7% of the world's known reserves - about 10,000 tons. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7325207
• Journal Information: Energy Int.; (United States), Vol. 13:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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