| Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant | |
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 Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Official name | Centrale nucléaire de Cattenom |
| Country | France |
| Location | Cattenom, Moselle, Grand Est |
| Coordinates | 49°24′57″N 6°13′5″E / 49.41583°N 6.21806°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: 29 October 1979 Unit 2: 28 July 1980 Unit 3: 15 June 1982 Unit 4: 28 September 1983 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1 April 1987 Unit 2: 1 February 1988 Unit 3: 1 February 1991 Unit 4: 1 January 1992 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactors | 4 |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling towers | 4 × Natural Draft |
| Cooling source | Moselle River, Lac du Mirgenbach |
| Thermal capacity | 4 × 3817 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 1300 MW |
| Make and model | P'4 REP 1300 |
| Nameplate capacity | 5200 MW |
| Capacity factor | 80.65% (2017) 73.78% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 36,739 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | Centrale nucléaire de Cattenom |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located in Grand Est in the Cattenom commune, France, on the Moselle River between Thionville (7 km upstream) and Trier (48 km downstream). It is close to the city of Luxembourg (22 km) and Metz (32 km). It is the twelfth largest nuclear power station in the world.