Nuclear power in France
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Since the mid-1980s, the largest source of electricity in France has been nuclear power, with a generation of 379.5 TWh in 2019 and a total electricity production of 537.7 TWh. In 2018, the nuclear sh
The Saint-Laurent site, showing two CP2, 900 MWe class reactors and the cooling tower on the right
The Cattenom site houses four 1300 MWe class reactors
The Civaux site houses two 1500 MWe class reactors, the most recent design operating today
The Gravelines site on the North Sea between Calais and Dunkirk
The Gravelines Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant located in the commune of Gravelines in Nord, France, approximately 20 km from Dunkerque and Calais. Its cooling water comes from the Nort
Nuclear power in France
…plan envisaged the construction of around 80 nuclear plants by 1985 and a total of 170 plants by 2000. Work on the first three plants, at Tricastin, Gravelines, and Dampierre, started the same year and France installed 56 reactors over the next 15 years. However by the mid 1980s it became clear that the Messmer…
Gravelines Nuclear Power Station
Jellyfish on August 11, 2026 on a beach 40 km west of Gravelines power station