SUMMARY OF THE YEAR
In 2018, the gross electricity production of Almaraz and Trillo nuclear power plants totalled 24,584,898 million kilowatt hours (16,317.6 million kWh at Almaraz and 8,267.2 million kWh at Trillo), which represents 44% of the energy generated by Spanish nuclear power plants, and 9% of the national total.
In December, the process of loading and transferring the first container with spent fuel from Almaraz NPP Unit I to the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) was completed. This process consisted in loading an ENUN 32P container with capacity for 32 fuel elements, transferring it from the fuel pool and positioning it in the ISFSI. Likewise, during this year the design modifications necessary began at Trillo NPP ISFSI for the change from DPT containers with capacity for 21 spent fuel elements, to ENUN 32P containers with greater capacity.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) fulfilled its OSART Mission number 200 at the Almaraz plant. The results of the evaluation carried out by international experts place the Extremadura installation amongst the best evaluated by this type of mission and constitutes international endorsement by the IAEA by explicitly recognising our “commitment” to long-term safety and “the desire for continuous improvement”.
In addition, in 2018, the Trillo NPP Peer Review took place, and an Action Plan has already been prepared to respond to the identified AFIs (Improvement Areas) building on the good results obtained in the WANO Corporate Peer Review Follow-Up.
One of the priority objectives on the path of continuous improvement undertaken by CNAT is the preventive culture improvement programme (Plan A-Cero), intended to raise awareness among staff at CNAT and the collaborating companies in an attempt to reduce work accidents as much as possible.
In April, Rafael Campos was officially appointed as the new Director of Almaraz NPP.
Also, on 6 August, Trillo NPP completed 30 years commercial operation, producing 8,000 million kilowatt hours per year. From its origins, Trillo Nuclear Power Plant has been and is an important centre of economic and social development and a focus for the creation and maintenance of jobs in the region. It generates about 1,300 jobs in its area of influence, and during refuelling periods over 1,000 workers from specialised companies are employed in addition to the usual workforce. It is the main industry in Guadalajara.
CNAT PROFILE
OWNER COMPANIES
The shares of the companies that own the Almaraz and Trillo Nuclear Power Plants in terms of the installed capacity of the two plants are as follows:
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
The chart shows the organisational structure of Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo AIE implemented on 1 January 2017.
MISSION, VISION, KEY STRATEGIES
The Mission of Almaraz-Trillo Nuclear Power Plants is to produce electricity in a manner which is safe, economic, respectful to the environment and ensuring long-term production by optimum operation of the Almaraz and Trillo plants.
Our Vision is to position the Almaraz and Trillo Plants amongst the best Plants benchmarked for safety, quality and costs, by employing a management model in which the development and participation of people enable higher levels of safety, productivity and efficiency to be achieved.
To achieve this mission and progress towards the goals established in the Vision, Almaraz-Trillo Nuclear Power Plants develop strategy around the following key elements:
