The Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant consisting of 4 pressurized water reactors of CP1 type with 915 MW electrical power output each. The power plant is located in the south of F
The containment structures of the Tricastin NPC
Overview of the facilities on the Tricastin Nuclear Site.
The cooling towers of Eurodif
A single cooling tower
Nuclear power in France
Videos
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
Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant
…Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant (French: Centrale Nucléaire du Tricastin) is a nuclear power plant consisting of 4 pressurized water reactors (PWRs) of CP1 type with 915 MW electrical power output each. The power plant is located in the south of France (Drôme and Vaucluse Department) at the Canal de Donzère-Mondragon…
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