Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant

Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant
Saint-Alban nuclear power plant from across the Rhône
Official name	Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban
Country	France
Location	Saint-Alban-du-Rhône, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates	45°24′16″N 4°45′19″E / 45.40444°N 4.75528°E / 45.40444; 4.75528
Status	Operational
Construction began	Unit 1: 29 January 1979 Unit 2: 31 July 1979
Commission date	Unit 1: 1 May 1986; 38 years ago (1986-05-01) Unit 2: 1 March 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-01)
Owner(s)	EDF
Operator(s)	EDF
Employees	1,242 (2017)
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	Framatome
Cooling source	Rhône River
Thermal capacity	2 × 3817 MWth
Power generation
Units operational	2 × 1335 MW
Make and model	P4 REP 1300
Nameplate capacity	2670 MW
Capacity factor	61.54% (2017) 67.90% (lifetime)
Annual net output	14,394 GWh (2017)
External links
Website	Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Saint-Alban nuclear power plant is located on the Rhone river, in the Isère department 50 km downstream from Lyon in the communes of Saint-Alban-du-Rhône and Saint-Maurice-l'Exil.