- Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
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Chinon Nuclear Power Plant 
Location of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
Official name Centrale Nucléaire de Chinon Country France Location Avoine, Indre-et-Loire Coordinates 47°13′57″N 0°10′13″E / 47.2325°N 0.1703°ECoordinates: 47°13′57″N 0°10′13″E / 47.2325°N 0.1703°E Status Operational Construction began 1957 Commission date February 1, 1964 Operator(s) EDF Constructor(s) GTM Reactor information Reactors operational 4 x 954 MW Reactors decom. 1 x 80 MW
1 x 230 MW
1 x 480 MWReactor type(s) PWR Reactor supplier(s) Framatome Turbine information Manufacturer(s) Alstom Power generation information Installed capacity 1,816 MW Annual generation 23,925 GW·h Net generation 555,762 GW·h Website
EDF (French)As of 10 November 2010 The Chinon Nuclear Power Plant (French: Centrale nucléaire de Chinon) is near the town of Avoine in the French Indre et Loire département, on the Loire river (approximately 10km from the town of Chinon). The power station has seven reactors, of which three are now closed.
The nuclear power station employs approximately 1,350 full time workers. The operator is the French company Électricité de France (EDF).
Performance
The site housed three of the first generation of French plants of a Magnox-type (UNGG) design. Since then, four of the first French PWR series have been built. The site uses four cooling towers that were built with a low profile for the specific purpose of not blocking the views of the Loire.
The plant is on the large side for a French plant. It feeds approximately 6% of the national electricity demand of France.
Reactors
Unit Type Net power Total power Construction start Construction finish Commercial operation Shut down Chinon A1 Magnox-Reactor 70 MW 80 MW 01.02.1957 14.06.1963 01.02.1964 16.04.1973 Chinon A2 Magnox-Reactor 210 MW 230 MW 01.08.1959 24.02.1965 24.02.1965 14.06.1985 Chinon A3 Magnox-Reactor 480 MW 480 MW 01.03.1961 04.08.1966 04.08.1966 15.06.1990 Chinon B1 PWR 905 MW 954 MW 01.03.1977 30.11.1982 01.02.1984 2024 planned Chinon B2 PWR 905 MW 954 MW 01.03.1977 29.11.1983 01.08.1984 2024 planned Chinon B3 PWR 905 MW 954 MW 01.10.1980 20.10.1986 04.03.1987 2027 planned Chinon B4 PWR 905 MW 954 MW 01.02.1981 14.11.1987 01.04.1988 2028 planned Nuclear power in France Power plants ActiveClosedResearch plants CEA Cadarache · CEA Fontenay-aux-Roses · CEA Marcoule/Pierrelatte · CEA Saclay · Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory (Andra)Fuel cycle locations Organisations Opposition Related categories Nuclear energy in France · Nuclear power stations in France · Nuclear technology in FranceList of nuclear reactors in France Categories:- Nuclear power stations in France
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