Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
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 Location of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant in France
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| Official name | Centrale Nucléaire de Chinon |
| Country | France |
| Location | Avoine, Indre-et-Loire |
| Coordinates | 47°13′57″N 0°10′13″E / 47.2325°N 0.1703°ECoordinates: 47°13′57″N 0°10′13″E / 47.2325°N 0.1703°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1957 |
| Commission date | February 1, 1964 |
| Operator(s) | EDF |
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| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
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| Units operational | 4 × 954 MW |
| Make and model | Alstom |
| Units decommissioned | 1 × 80 MW 1 × 230 MW 1 × 480 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 3,816 MW |
| Capacity factor | 71.6% |
| Annual gross output | 23,925 GW·h |
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The Chinon Nuclear Power Plant (French: Centrale nucléaire de Chinon) is near the town of Avoine in the French Indre et Loire département, on the Loire river (approximately 10 km from the town of Chinon). The power station has seven reactors, of which three are now closed.
The nuclear power station employs approximately 1,350 full-time workers. The operator is the French company Électricité de France (EDF).
The site housed three of the first generation of French plants, which were of UNGG-type (similar to the Magnox 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 views 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.
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