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Doel nuclear power plant 1

Retired Belgium
Gross capacity
454MW

Doel nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium rated at 454 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 15 Feb 1975.

Corrected against a later source

Permanently shut down on 15 February 2025 under Belgium's nuclear phase-out law, after the GNPT record was last researched in May 2024.

status: operating → retired · IAEA Power Reactor Information System, reactor record DOEL-1 · verified 2026-09-06

Permanently shut down on 15 February 2025 under Belgium's nuclear phase-out law, after the GNPT record was last researched in May 2024.

permanent_shutdown: not set → 2025-02-14 · IAEA Power Reactor Information System, reactor record DOEL-1 · verified 2026-09-06

Permanently shut down on 15 February 2025 under Belgium's nuclear phase-out law, after the GNPT record was last researched in May 2024.

retirement_year: not set → 2025 · IAEA Power Reactor Information System, reactor record DOEL-1 · verified 2026-09-06

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelWH 2LP
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity454MW
Net capacity (reference)445MW
Net capacity (design)392MW
Thermal output1,311MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteDoel nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryBelgium
OwnerIndivision Doel100%
OperatorEngie Electrabel
EDF Belgium
EDF Luminus
Coordinates 51.3254, 4.2597
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 1 Jul 1969Construction start
  2. 18 Jul 1974First criticality
  3. 28 Aug 1974Grid connection
  4. 15 Feb 1975Commercial operation
  5. 14 Feb 2025Permanent shutdown

Other units at Doel nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Doel nuclear power plant 2 Retired 454
Doel nuclear power plant 3 Retired 1,056
Doel nuclear power plant 4 Operating 1,090

Other WH 2LP units

7 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Angra nuclear power plant 1 Brazil Operating 640
Beznau nuclear power plant 1 Switzerland Operating 380
Beznau nuclear power plant 2 Switzerland Operating 380
Krško nuclear power plant 1 Slovenia Operating 727
Doel nuclear power plant 2 Belgium Retired 454
Mihama nuclear power plant 1 Japan Retired 340

Sources