Superphénix
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Superphénix was a nuclear power station prototype on the Rhône river at Creys-Malville in France, close to the border with Switzerland. Superphénix was a 1,242 MWe fast breeder reactor with the twin g
The Superphenix power plant
A cut-away model of the Superphenix containment. From the National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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
Superphénix
…full-scale breeders, one in France and one in Germany. The 1973 oil crisis made the issue of fuel security of significant importance. As part of the Messmer Plan, France began to plan for a future in which the vast majority of their electrical power would come from nuclear sources. New priority was given to a…
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