Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in France
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The Saint-Alban nuclear power plant is located on the Rhone river, in the Isère department 50 km downstream from Lyon in the communes of Saint-Alban-du-Rhône and Saint-Maurice-l'Exil.
Official nameCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban
CountryFrance
LocationSaint-Alban-du-Rhône, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates45°24′16″N 4°45′19″E
| Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Saint-Alban nuclear power plant from across the Rhône | |
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| Official name | Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban |
| Country | France |
| Location | Saint-Alban-du-Rhône, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Coordinates | 45°24′16″N 4°45′19″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: 29 January 1979 Unit 2: 31 July 1979 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1 May 1986 Unit 2: 1 March 1987 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
| Employees |
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| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling source | Rhône River |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 3817 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 1335 MW |
| Make and model | P4 REP 1300 |
| Nameplate capacity | 2670 MW |
| Capacity factor | 61.54% (2017) 67.90% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 14,394 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Description
The power station uses water from the Rhone river to cool its two 1,300 MW reactors and employs 670 people.
Type of reactors
Seismological risk
2003 heatwave
Following extremely high temperatures in July 2003 average water temperature rose above the limit authorised by the nuclear safety authorities for a period of 4 hours.
Fire risk
According to the 2007 ASN annual report recommendations were made to the operator to improve the security of the control room.[4]
