Gravelines nuclear power plant

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Gravelines nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1980[1] 951 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] CP1[1] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[1] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[1]
2 Operating[2] 1980[2] 951 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] CP1[2] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[2] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[2]
3 Operating[3] 1981[3] 951 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] CP1[3] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[3] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[3]
4 Operating[4] 1981[4] 951 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] CP1[4] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[4] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[4]
5 Operating[5] 1985[5] 951 MW[5] Pressurized water reactor[5] CP1[5] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[5] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[5]
6 Operating[6] 1985[6] 951 MW[6] Pressurized water reactor[6] CP1[6] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[6] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[6]
7 Announced[7] 2039 (planned)[8] 1650 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[9] EPR2[7] Electricité de France SA [100%] (Électricité de France)[7] Electricité de France (Électricité de France)[7]
8 Announced[7] 2039 (planned)[8] 1650 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[9] 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 Gravelines nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 February 1, 1975[1] February 21, 1980[1] March 13, 1980[1] November 25, 1980[1]
2 March 1, 1975[2] August 2, 1980[2] August 26, 1980[2] December 1, 1980[2]
3 December 1, 1975[3] November 30, 1980[3] December 12, 1980[3] June 1, 1981[3]
4 April 1, 1976[4] May 31, 1981[4] June 14, 1981[4] October 1, 1981[4]
5 October 1, 1979[5] August 5, 1984[5] August 28, 1984[5] January 15, 1985[5]
6 October 1, 1979[6] July 21, 1985[6] August 1, 1985[6] October 25, 1985[6]
7 – – – 2039[8]
8 – – – 2039[8]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 910 MW[1] 910 MW[1] 2785 MWt[1]
2 910 MW[2] 910 MW[2] 2785 MWt[2]
3 910 MW[3] 910 MW[3] 2785 MWt[3]
4 910 MW[4] 910 MW[4] 2785 MWt[4]
5 910 MW[5] 910 MW[5] 2785 MWt[5]
6 910 MW[6] 910 MW[6] 2785 MWt[6]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (exact)
2 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (exact)
3 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (exact)
4 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (exact)
5 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (exact)
6 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (exact)
7 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (exact)
8 Nord, Hauts-de-France, France[10] 51.0141, 2.1332 (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/20221027142718/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=174. 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/20221027142738/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=175. 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=181. 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/20221027142717/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=182. 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=208. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027142732/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=209. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 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 8.2 8.3 https://dunkerquelenergiecreative.fr/en/nuclear-power-a-reliable-and-decarbonised-energy/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 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)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 https://goo.gl/maps/WLuynQn2zWc3oWxG8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)