Bugey nuclear power plant

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Bugey nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Bugey nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1972[1] 1994[1] 555 MW[1] Gas-cooled reactor[1] Uranium Naturel Graphite Gaz[1] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[1] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[1]
2 Operating[2] 1979[2] – 945 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] CP0[2] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[2] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[2]
3 Operating[3] 1979[3] – 945 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] CP0[3] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[3] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[3]
4 Operating[4] 1979[4] – 917 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] CP0[4] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[4] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[4]
5 Operating[5] 1980[5] – 917 MW[5] Pressurized water reactor[5] CP0[5] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[5] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[5]
6 Announced[6] – – 1650 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[8] EPR2[7] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[7] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[7]
7 Announced[6] – – 1650 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[8] EPR2[7] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[7] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[7]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Bugey nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 December 1, 1965[1] March 21, 1972[1] April 15, 1972[1] July 1, 1972[1] May 27, 1994[1]
2 November 1, 1972[2] April 20, 1978[2] May 10, 1978[2] March 1, 1979[2] –
3 September 1, 1973[3] August 31, 1978[3] September 21, 1978[3] March 1, 1979[3] –
4 June 1, 1974[4] February 17, 1979[4] March 8, 1979[4] July 1, 1979[4] –
5 July 1, 1974[5] July 15, 1979[5] July 31, 1979[5] January 3, 1980[5] –

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Bugey nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 540 MW[1] 540 MW[1] 1954 MWt[1]
2 910 MW[2] 920 MW[2] 2785 MWt[2]
3 910 MW[3] 920 MW[3] 2785 MWt[3]
4 880 MW[4] 900 MW[4] 2785 MWt[4]
5 880 MW[5] 900 MW[5] 2785 MWt[5]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Bugey nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[9] 45.7973, 5.2706 (exact)
2 Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[9] 45.7973, 5.2706 (exact)
3 Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[9] 45.7973, 5.2706 (exact)
4 Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[9] 45.7973, 5.2706 (exact)
5 Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[9] 45.7973, 5.2706 (exact)
6 Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[9] 45.7973, 5.2706 (exact)
7 Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[9] 45.7973, 5.2706 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142719/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=230. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142719/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=165. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142719/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=166. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142719/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=167. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142719/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=168. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230725235029/https://www.powermag.com/france-chooses-site-for-two-new-epr-nuclear-units/. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220919172446/https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/france.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810101132/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPR_(nuclear_reactor). Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 https://goo.gl/maps/Wz8n2c3hKu9RKG7r5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)