Tihange Nuclear Power Station

Tihange Nuclear Power Station
Tihange nuclear power plant seen from the Citadel of Huy
Official name	Centrale nucléaire de Tihange (CNT)
Country	Belgium
Location	Huy, Liège
Coordinates	50°32′4.66″N 5°16′21.12″E / 50.5346278°N 5.2725333°E / 50.5346278; 5.2725333
Status	Operational
Construction began	June 1970 (1970-06) (Tihange 1)
Commission date	1 October 1975 (Tihange 1)
Owner(s)	Engie Electrabel, EDF Luminus
Operator(s)	Engie Electrabel
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	ACLF ACECOWEN FRAMACEC
Cooling towers	3
Cooling source	Meuse river
Thermal capacity	1 × 2873 MWt 1 × 3064 MWt 1 × 3000 MWt
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 1009 MW (gross) 1 x 1055 MW (gross) 1 x 1089 MW (gross)
Nameplate capacity	3008 MW
Capacity factor	65,2% (2014-2018)
Annual net output	17,169 GW·h
External links
Website	The Tihange nuclear power station
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Tihange Nuclear Power Station is one of two nuclear energy power plants in Belgium and contains three nuclear reactors. The site is located on the bank of the Meuse river, near the village of Tihange in the Walloon province of Liège. The station is operated and majority-owned by vertically-integrated Belgian energy corporation Electrabel. EDF Luminus has a 50% stake in the oldest unit and a 10% stake in the two newest units. It employs 1074 workers and covers an area of 75 hectares (190 acres). The plant represents about 15% of Belgium's total electricity production capacity.^[1] Nuclear energy typically provides between 40%-50% of Belgium's domestically-generated electricity. In order to extend the lifetime of Tihange 3, the operator will receive subsidies through a Contract of Difference arrangement.^{[2] [3]}