Golfech Nuclear Power Plant

Golfech Nuclear Power Plant
Golfech Nuclear Power Plant
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Official nameCentrale Nucléaire de Golfech
CountryFrance
LocationGolfech (Tarn-et-Garonne)
Coordinates44°6′24″N 0°50′43″E / 44.10667°N 0.84528°E / 44.10667; 0.84528
StatusOperational
Construction began1982
Commission date1 February 1991;
33 years ago
 (1991-02-01)
OperatorEDF
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Reactor supplierFramatome
Cooling towers2 × Natural Draft
Cooling sourceGaronne
Power generation
Units operational2 × 1363 MW
Make and modelAlstom
Nameplate capacity2726 MW
Capacity factor75.3%
Annual net output17,992 GW·h
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The Golfech Nuclear Power Plant is located in the commune of Golfech (Tarn-et-Garonne), on the border of Garonne between Agen (30 km downstream) and Toulouse (90 km upstream) on the river Garonne, from where it gets cooling water, it is approximately 40 km west of Montauban.

The station has two operating nuclear reactors that are both pressurized water reactors of the French P'4 design. The plant also has two 178.5-metre-tall cooling towers[1] that get water from the Garonne River, only using water to compensate for evaporation; the cooling loop is closed and water is never released back into the river.

In 2002 the plant produced nearly half of the electricity used in the area. It employs nearly 700 full-time workers.

  1. ^ Hydraulic works study of Golfech cooling towers, 1989, Goldwirt, F.; Ghuzel, M.; Lemoine, P.; https://inis.iaea.org/search/searchsinglerecord.aspx?recordsFor=SingleRecord&RN=21068176