Bugey Nuclear Power Plant

Bugey Nuclear Power Plant
Bugey Nuclear Power Plant
	Bugey Nuclear Power Plant
Country	France
Coordinates	45°47′54″N 5°16′15″E / 45.79833°N 5.27083°E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1964
Commission date	15 April 1972
Owner(s)	EDF
Operator(s)	EDF
Employees	1,703 (2017);
Nuclear power station
Reactors	5
Reactor type	PWR
Power generation
Units operational	2 × 910 MW; 2 × 880 MW
Make and model	pressurized water reactor (4)
Units decommissioned	1 × 540 MW
Nameplate capacity	3580 MW
Capacity factor	78.6%
Annual net output	25,654 GW·h
External links
Website	edf.fr/ ... /Bugey.html
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Bugey Nuclear Power Plant is located in Bugey in the Saint-Vulbas commune (Ain), about 75 km from the Swiss border. The site occupies 100 hectares. It is on the edge of the Rhône River, from where it gets its cooling water, and is about 35 km upstream from Lyon and 72 km from Grenoble. About 1,200 people work at the site.

The site houses 4 currently operating units, all being pressurized water reactors. The 5th reactor (unit 1) is currently being dismantled. It was the last UNGG reactor built in the world.

Some of the cooling comes from direct use of the Rhône water (units 2 and 3) while some is done by the use of cooling towers (units 4 and 5).