Spain

There are nine nuclear reactors currently operating in Spain. In 2002, 26% of the country’s electricity was generated by nuclear energy. The previous year the figure was 27%; during this period the electricity consumption grew overall by 2.7% (Foratom e-Bulletin, 2003b). In 2002, the average load factor was in excess of 90%.

However, Spain announced a moratorium against building of new nuclear plant as early as 1984 (European Commission, 2000). Currently there continue to be no plans for building a new nuclear plant in the near future.