If the government grants an extension to the lifetime of Spain’s Almaraz nuclear plant in the south-western region of Extremadura, there will be a “100% probability” that the country’s six other plants would also achieve them, Spain’s industry group Foro Nuclear told NucNet.

Spain’s fleet of seven commercial nuclear reactors that provide 20% of the country’s electricity are all slated to be closed by the government between 2027-2035.

However, the operators– Iberdrola, Endesa and Naturgy – of the first plant due to be shut down, Almaraz, have called on the government to delay its closure until 2030. The government will take a decision on the request following a report due this summer by Spain’s nuclear regulator, the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN).

Speaking at its offices in Madrid, Foro Nuclear’s chairman, Ignacio Araluce, said that should Almaraz, which has two units, succeed in getting an extension, then it would surely open the way for the country’s other reactors to follow.