Cattenom nuclear power plant

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Cattenom nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Moselle, Grand-Est, France.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1987[1] 1362 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] P4 REP 1300[1] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[1] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[1]
2 Operating[2] 1988[2] 1362 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] P4 REP 1300[2] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[2] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[2]
3 Operating[3] 1991[3] 1362 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] P4 REP 1300[3] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[3] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[3]
4 Operating[4] 1992[4] 1362 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] P4 REP 1300[4] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[4] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[4]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 October 29, 1979[1] October 24, 1986[1] November 13, 1986[1] April 1, 1987[1]
2 July 28, 1980[2] August 7, 1987[2] September 17, 1987[2] February 1, 1988[2]
3 June 15, 1982[3] February 16, 1990[3] July 6, 1990[3] February 1, 1991[3]
4 September 28, 1983[4] May 4, 1991[4] May 27, 1991[4] January 1, 1992[4]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1300 MW[1] 1300 MW[1] 3817 MWt[1]
2 1300 MW[2] 1300 MW[2] 3817 MWt[2]
3 1300 MW[3] 1300 MW[3] 3817 MWt[3]
4 1300 MW[4] 1300 MW[4] 3817 MWt[4]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Moselle, Grand-Est, France[5] 49.416, 6.2169 (exact)
2 Moselle, Grand-Est, France[5] 49.416, 6.2169 (exact)
3 Moselle, Grand-Est, France[5] 49.416, 6.2169 (exact)
4 Moselle, Grand-Est, France[5] 49.416, 6.2169 (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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142719/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=207. 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/20221027142735/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=210. 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/20221027142713/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=218. 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/20221027142725/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=223. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://goo.gl/maps/9Fzr6o6i42tK3ELB7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)