Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power station in Burgos, Spain. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #63 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 18.8% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_santamariadegarona_spain.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (retired); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 466 MW, Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant is below the median nuclear plant in Spain (1,087 MW). Technically it is described as boiling water reactor. Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #9 largest nuclear power plant of 10 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 10 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 11,959 MW of capacity.
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- PARAMO DE POZA I · Wind · 96.8 MW · Castille and Leon
- Enercrisa power station · Gas · 21.4 MW · Castille and Leon
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Location
Coordinates 42.77501, -3.20701 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant?
Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant was a nuclear-fired power station in Burgos, Spain and was retired.