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Official name | Centrale Nucléaire de Paluel |
Country | France |
Location | Paluel, Seine-Maritime, Normandy |
Coordinates | 49°51′29″N 0°38′8″E / 49.85806°N 0.63556°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | Unit 1: 15 August 1977 Unit 2: 1 January 1978 Unit 3: 1 February 1979 Unit 4: 1 February 1980 |
Commission date | Units 1–2: 1 December 1985 Unit 3: 1 February 1986 Unit 4: 1 June 1986 |
Owner(s) | EDF |
Operator(s) | EDF |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | PWR |
Reactor supplier | Framatome |
Cooling source | English Channel |
Thermal capacity | 4 × 3817 MWth |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 × 1330 MW |
Make and model | P4 REP 1300 |
Nameplate capacity | 5320 MW |
Capacity factor | 68.53% (lifetime) |
Annual net output | 21,218 GWh (2017) |
External links | |
Website | Centrale nucléaire de Paluel |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Paluel Nuclear Power Plant (French: Centrale nucléaire de Paluel) lies within the French town Paluel in Normandy in the Département Seine-Maritime. The nuclear power plant, which consists of four 1330 MWe class pressurized water reactors, is about 40 kilometers far away from the city of Dieppe and employs approx. 1,250 full-time workers. The operator is the French company EDF. Water from the English Channel is used for cooling.
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