Paluel Nuclear Power Plant

Paluel Nuclear Power Plant
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 / 49.85806; 0.63556
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
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The Nuclear power station Paluel (French: Centrale nucléaire de Paluel) lies within the French town Paluel in Normandy in the Département Seine-Maritime. The nuclear power station, 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.