Cruas nuclear power plant

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Cruas nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1984[1] 956 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] CP2[1] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[1] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[1]
2 Operating[2] 1985[1] 956 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] CP2[2] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[1] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[1]
3 Operating[3] 1984[3] 956 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] CP2[3] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[3] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[3]
4 Operating[4] 1985[4] 956 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] CP2[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 Cruas nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 August 1, 1978[1] April 2, 1983[1] April 29, 1983[1] April 2, 1984[1]
2 November 15, 1978[1] August 1, 1984[1] September 6, 1984[1] April 1, 1985[1]
3 April 15, 1979[3] April 9, 1984[3] May 14, 1984[3] September 10, 1984[3]
4 October 1, 1979[4] October 1, 1984[4] October 27, 1984[4] February 11, 1985[4]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 915 MW[1] 880 MW[1] 2785 MWt[1]
2 915 MW[2] 915 MW[2] 2785 MWt[2]
3 915 MW[3] 880 MW[3] 2785 MWt[3]
4 915 MW[4] 880 MW[4] 2785 MWt[4]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[5] 44.6325, 4.7546 (exact)
2 Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[5] 44.6325, 4.7546 (exact)
3 Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[5] 44.6325, 4.7546 (exact)
4 Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[5] 44.6325, 4.7546 (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 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142719/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=198. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "PRIS - Reactor Details". pris.iaea.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  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=200. 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/20221027142718/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=201. 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/ZMat8QjmVnikVT826. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)