Golfech Nuclear Power Plant

Golfech Nuclear Power Plant
Golfech Nuclear Power Plant
Official name	Centrale Nucléaire de Golfech
Country	France
Location	Golfech (Tarn-et-Garonne)
Coordinates	44°6′24″N 0°50′43″E / 44.10667°N 0.84528°E / 44.10667; 0.84528
Status	Operational
Construction began	1982
Commission date	1 February 1991; 33 years ago (1991-02-01)
Operator	EDF
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	Framatome
Cooling towers	2 × Natural Draft
Cooling source	Garonne
Power generation
Units operational	2 × 1363 MW
Make and model	Alstom
Nameplate capacity	2726 MW
Capacity factor	75.3%
Annual net output	17,992 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.