Golfech Nuclear Power Plant | |
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![]() Golfech Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Official name | Centrale Nucléaire de Golfech |
Country | France |
Location | Golfech (Tarn-et-Garonne) |
Coordinates | 44°6′24″N 0°50′43″E / 44.10667°N 0.84528°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1982 |
Commission date | 1 February 1991 |
Operator(s) | EDF |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | PWR |
Reactor supplier | Framatome |
Cooling towers | 2 × Natural Draft |
Cooling source | Garonne |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 × 1363 MW |
Make and model | Alstom |
Nameplate capacity | 2726 MW |
Capacity factor | 75.3% |
Annual net output | 17,992 GW·h |
External links | |
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The Golfech Nuclear Power Plant is located in the commune of Golfech (Tarn-et-Garonne), on the border of Garonne between Agen (30 km downstream) and Toulouse (90 km upstream) on the river Garonne, from where it gets cooling water, it is approximately 40 km west of Montauban.
The station has two operating nuclear reactors that are both pressurized water reactors of the French P'4 design. The plant also has two 178.5-metre-tall cooling towers[1] that get water from the Garonne River, only using water to compensate for evaporation; the cooling loop is closed and water is never released back into the river.
In 2002 the plant produced nearly half of the electricity used in the area. It employs nearly 700 full-time workers.
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