| Nogent Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Nuclear Power Plant Nogent | |
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| Official name | Centrale Nucléaire de Nogent |
| Country | France |
| Location | Nogent-sur-Seine |
| Coordinates | 48°30′55″N 03°31′04″E / 48.51528°N 3.51778°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1981 |
| Commission date | 21 October 1987 |
| Operator | EDF |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling towers | 2 × Natural Draft |
| Cooling source | Seine River |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 1363 MW |
| Make and model | Alstom |
| Nameplate capacity | 2726 MW |
| Capacity factor | 81.0% |
| Annual net output | 19,331 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www.edf.com |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Nogent Nuclear Power Plant is located in the French commune of Nogent-sur-Seine, on the right bank of the Seine, in the west of the Aube department. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the west of Troyes and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Paris.
The plant houses two reactors each of 1300 MWe and the site has a total area of 100 hectares. Each reactor has its own cooling tower 165 metres (541 ft) high.
It produces about a third of the yearly electricity consumption of Île-de-France and employs around 700 regular workers.