Chinon Nuclear Power Plant

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Data
Chinon Nuclear Power Plant

Country	France
Operator	EDF
Built	1957
Start of commercial operation	February 1, 1964
Reactors
Reactors active	4 (3,816 MW)
Reactors shut down	3 (790 MW)
Power
Capacity	MW
Total power generation in 2006	23,925 GWh
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs)	24,056 GWh
Net generation	555,762 GWh
Other details
Website Site c/o Betreiber
As of July 22, 2007

The Chinon Nuclear Power Station (French: Centrale nucléaire de Chinon) is in the city of Chinon in the French Indre et Loire département on the Vienne river. The power station has seven reactors, whereof the first three are already closed.

The nuclear power station employs approximately 1,350 full time workers. The operator is the French company Électricité de France (EDF).

[edit] Performance

The site housed three of the first generation of French plants of a Magnox-type design. Since then, four of the first French PWR series have been built. The site uses four cooling towers that were built with a low profile for the specific purpose of not blocking the locks of the Loire.

The plant is on the large side for a French plant. It feeds approximately 6% of the national electricity demand of France.

[edit] Reactors

Unit	Type	Net power	Total power	Construction start	Construction finish	Commercial operation	Shut down
Chinon A1	Magnox-Reactor	70 MW	80 MW	01.02.1957	14.06.1963	01.02.1964	16.04.1973
Chinon A2	Magnox-Reactor	210 MW	230 MW	01.08.1959	24.02.1965	24.02.1965	14.06.1985
Chinon A3	Magnox-Reactor	480 MW	480 MW	01.03.1961	04.08.1966	04.08.1966	15.06.1990
Chinon B1	PWR	905 MW	954 MW	01.03.1977	30.11.1982	01.02.1984	2024 planned
Chinon B2	PWR	905 MW	954 MW	01.03.1977	29.11.1983	01.08.1984	2024 planned
Chinon B3	PWR	905 MW	954 MW	01.10.1980	20.10.1986	04.03.1987	2027 planned
Chinon B4	PWR	905 MW	954 MW	01.02.1981	14.11.1987	01.04.1988	2028 planned

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Active	Belleville · Blayais · Bugey · Cattenom · Chinon · Chooz · Civaux · Cruas · Dampierre · Fessenheim · Flamanville · Golfech · Gravelines · Nogent · Paluel · Penly · Saint-Alban · Saint-Laurent · Tricastin · Phénix

Closed	Brennilis · Bugey 1 · Chinon (A1/A2/A3) · Chooz A · Creys-Malville · Saint-Laurent (A1/A2) · Superphénix