Civaux Nuclear Power Plant
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Civaux Nuclear Power Plant
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 Location of Civaux Nuclear Power Plant in France
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| Official name | Centrale Nucléaire de Civaux |
| Country | France |
| Location | Civaux (Vienne) |
| Coordinates | 46°27′24″N 0°39′10″E / 46.45667°N 0.65278°ECoordinates: 46°27′24″N 0°39′10″E / 46.45667°N 0.65278°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1988 |
| Commission date | 2002 |
| Operator(s) | EDF |
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PWR N4 |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling source | Vienne River |
| Cooling towers | 2 |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 x 1561 MW |
| Make and model | Alstom |
| Nameplate capacity | 3,122 MW |
| Average generation | 21,458 GWh |
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Website Site c/o EDF |
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The Civaux Nuclear Power Plant is located in the commune of Civaux (Vienne) at the edge of Vienne River between Confolens (60 km upstream) and Chauvigny (14 km downstream), and 44 km south-east of Poitiers.
It has two operating units that were the precursors to the European Pressurized Reactor, being the "N4 stage". Designed for a net power output of 1350 MWe per unit, power was uprated to 1360 MWe in 2010. Water from the Vienne River is used for cooling.
As of 2014, 582 people work at the plant, with 2.9% women.
The cooling towers of Civaux Nuclear Power Plant are 200 metres in height, making them the tallest cooling towers in France.
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