| Belleville Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 The Belleville NPP | |
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| Official name | Centrale Nucléaire de Belleville |
| Country | France |
| Location | Belleville-sur-Loire |
| Coordinates | 47°30′35″N 2°52′30″E / 47.50972°N 2.87500°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: 1 May 1980 Unit 2: 1 August 1980 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1 June 1988 Unit 2: 1 January 1989 |
| Operator | EDF |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling towers | 2 × Natural Draft |
| Cooling source | Loire River |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 3817 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 1310 MW |
| Make and model | P4 REP 1300 |
| Nameplate capacity | 2620 MW |
| Capacity factor | 72.60% |
| Annual net output | 16,662 GW·h (2016) |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Belleville Nuclear Power Plant is located in Belleville-sur-Loire (Cher) near Léré, along the river Loire between Nevers (75 kilometres (47 mi) upstream) and Orléans (100 kilometres (62 mi) downstream). It employs approximately 620 people and consists of two large 1,300 MW P4 nuclear reactors. Its cooling water comes from the Loire River.