Netherlands - World Nuclear Performance Report

A single 485 MWe PWR is operating at Borssele, about 70 km southwest of Rotterdam.

In April 2023 the government announced its draft Climate Fund for 2024, which included €320 million for the development of nuclear energy. Of this funding, €10 million would go towards studies over the period 2023-2025 regarding the operating lifetime extension of the Borssele plant; €117 million was allocated for studies on the construction of two new reactors; €65 million would go towards investment in nuclear skills; and €65 million would be used to support the development of SMRs.

The government has earmarked the Borssele site as the most suitable location for the construction of two new large reactors, but a final decision on the location is not due to be made before the end of 2024.

Preliminary plans suggest that the reactors would have a capacity of 1000-1650 MWe each, providing 9-13% of the country’s electricity, and could be completed by around 2035. In February 2024 Westinghouse was awarded a contract to conduct a technical feasibility study on the deployment of two AP1000 reactors at Borssele. In the same month the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate announced its ‘proposal for participation’ in the construction of the two new reactors at Borssele was open.

Nuclear electricity production by age of reactor