Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant

Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant
Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant
Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant
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Official nameCentrale nucléaire de Cattenom
CountryFrance
LocationCattenom, Moselle, Grand Est
Coordinates49°24′57″N 6°13′5″E / 49.41583°N 6.21806°E / 49.41583; 6.21806
StatusOperational
Construction beganUnit 1: 29 October 1979
Unit 2: 28 July 1980
Unit 3: 15 June 1982
Unit 4: 28 September 1983
Commission dateUnit 1: 1 April 1987
Unit 2: 1 February 1988
Unit 3: 1 February 1991
Unit 4: 1 January 1992
OwnerEDF
OperatorEDF
Nuclear power station
Reactors4
Reactor typePWR
Reactor supplierFramatome
Cooling towers4 × Natural Draft
Cooling sourceMoselle River, Lac du Mirgenbach
Thermal capacity4 × 3817 MWth
Power generation
Units operational4 × 1300 MW
Make and modelP'4 REP 1300
Nameplate capacity5200 MW
Capacity factor80.65% (2017)
73.78% (lifetime)
Annual net output36,739 GWh (2017)
External links
WebsiteCentrale nucléaire de Cattenom
CommonsRelated 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.