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IN OPERATION
MW(e) TOTAL NET CAPACITY
NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MW(e) TOTAL NET CAPACITY
NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
PERMANENT SHUTDOWN
MW(e) TOTAL NET CAPACITY
NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION SHARE IN 2023
320 400
GWh ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED
NUCLEAR SHARE TREND
Reactors
Name
Type
Status
Location
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Gross Electrical Capacity
[MW]
First Grid Connection
BELLEVILLE-1
PWR
Operational
LERE
1310
1363
1987-10-14
BELLEVILLE-2
PWR
Operational
LERE
1310
1363
1988-07-06
BLAYAIS-1
PWR
Operational
BRAUD ST.LOUIS
910
951
1981-06-12
BLAYAIS-2
PWR
Operational
BRAUD ST.LOUIS
910
951
1982-07-17
BLAYAIS-3
PWR
Operational
BRAUD ST.LOUIS
910
951
1983-08-17
BLAYAIS-4
PWR
Operational
BRAUD ST.LOUIS
910
951
1983-05-16
BUGEY-2
PWR
Operational
ST.VULBAS
910
945
1978-05-10
BUGEY-3
PWR
Operational
ST.VULBAS
910
945
1978-09-21
BUGEY-4
PWR
Operational
ST.VULBAS
880
917
1979-03-08
BUGEY-5
PWR
Operational
ST.VULBAS
880
917
1979-07-31
BUGEY-1
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
ST.VULBAS
540
555
1972-04-15
CATTENOM-1
PWR
Operational
CATTENOM
1300
1362
1986-11-13
CATTENOM-2
PWR
Operational
CATTENOM
1300
1362
1987-09-17
CATTENOM-3
PWR
Operational
CATTENOM
1300
1362
1990-07-06
CATTENOM-4
PWR
Operational
CATTENOM
1300
1362
1991-05-27
CHINON A-1
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
AVOINE
70
80
1963-06-14
CHINON A-2
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
AVOINE
180
230
1965-02-24
CHINON A-3
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
AVOINE
360
480
1966-08-04
CHINON B-1
PWR
Operational
AVOINE
905
954
1982-11-30
CHINON B-2
PWR
Operational
AVOINE
905
954
1983-11-29
CHINON B-3
PWR
Operational
AVOINE
905
954
1986-10-20
CHINON B-4
PWR
Operational
AVOINE
905
954
1987-11-14
CHOOZ-A (ARDENNES)
PWR
Permanent Shutdown
CHOOZ
305
320
1967-04-03
CHOOZ B-1
PWR
Operational
CHOOZ
1500
1560
1996-08-30
CHOOZ B-2
PWR
Operational
CHOOZ
1500
1560
1997-04-10
CIVAUX-1
PWR
Operational
CIVAUX
1495
1561
1997-12-24
CIVAUX-2
PWR
Operational
CIVAUX
1495
1561
1999-12-24
SUPER-PHENIX
FBR
Permanent Shutdown
CREYS-MALVILLE
1200
1242
1986-01-14
CRUAS-1
PWR
Operational
CRUAS
915
956
1983-04-29
CRUAS-2
PWR
Operational
CRUAS
915
956
1984-09-06
CRUAS-3
PWR
Operational
CRUAS
915
956
1984-05-14
CRUAS-4
PWR
Operational
CRUAS
915
956
1984-10-27
DAMPIERRE-1
PWR
Operational
DAMPIERRE-EN-BURLY
890
937
1980-03-23
DAMPIERRE-2
PWR
Operational
DAMPIERRE-EN-BURLY
890
937
1980-12-10
DAMPIERRE-3
PWR
Operational
DAMPIERRE-EN-BURLY
890
937
1981-01-30
DAMPIERRE-4
PWR
Operational
DAMPIERRE-EN-BURLY
890
937
1981-08-18
FESSENHEIM-1
PWR
Permanent Shutdown
FESSENHEIM
880
920
1977-04-06
FESSENHEIM-2
PWR
Permanent Shutdown
FESSENHEIM
880
920
1977-10-07
FLAMANVILLE-1
PWR
Operational
FLAMANVILLE
1330
1382
1985-12-04
FLAMANVILLE-2
PWR
Operational
FLAMANVILLE
1330
1382
1986-07-18
FLAMANVILLE-3
PWR
Under Construction
FLAMANVILLE
1630
1650
GOLFECH-1
PWR
Operational
GOLFECH
1310
1363
1990-06-07
GOLFECH-2
PWR
Operational
GOLFECH
1310
1363
1993-06-18
GRAVELINES-1
PWR
Operational
GRAVELINES
910
951
1980-03-13
GRAVELINES-2
PWR
Operational
GRAVELINES
910
951
1980-08-26
GRAVELINES-3
PWR
Operational
GRAVELINES
910
951
1980-12-12
GRAVELINES-4
PWR
Operational
GRAVELINES
910
951
1981-06-14
GRAVELINES-5
PWR
Operational
GRAVELINES
910
951
1984-08-28
GRAVELINES-6
PWR
Operational
GRAVELINES
910
951
1985-08-01
G-3 (MARCOULE)
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
MARCOULE
40
43
1960-04-04
G-2 (MARCOULE)
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
MARCOULE
39
43
1959-04-22
EL-4 (MONTS D'ARREE)
HWGCR
Permanent Shutdown
BRENNILIS
70
75
1967-07-09
NOGENT-1
PWR
Operational
NOGENT-SUR-SEINE
1310
1363
1987-10-21
NOGENT-2
PWR
Operational
NOGENT-SUR-SEINE
1310
1363
1988-12-14
PALUEL-1
PWR
Operational
PALUEL
1330
1382
1984-06-22
PALUEL-2
PWR
Operational
PALUEL
1330
1382
1984-09-14
PALUEL-3
PWR
Operational
PALUEL
1330
1382
1985-09-30
PALUEL-4
PWR
Operational
PALUEL
1330
1382
1986-04-11
PENLY-1
PWR
Operational
PENLY
1330
1382
1990-05-04
PENLY-2
PWR
Operational
PENLY
1330
1382
1992-02-04
PHENIX
FBR
Permanent Shutdown
MARCOULE
130
142
1973-12-13
ST. ALBAN-1
PWR
Operational
SAINT-MAURICE-L'EXIL
1335
1381
1985-08-30
ST. ALBAN-2
PWR
Operational
SAINT-MAURICE-L'EXIL
1335
1381
1986-07-03
ST. LAURENT B-1
PWR
Operational
ST. LAURENT DES EAUX
915
956
1981-01-21
ST. LAURENT B-2
PWR
Operational
ST. LAURENT DES EAUX
915
956
1981-06-01
ST. LAURENT A-1
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
ST. LAURENT DES EAUX
390
500
1969-03-14
ST. LAURENT A-2
GCR
Permanent Shutdown
ST. LAURENT DES EAUX
465
530
1971-08-09
TRICASTIN-1
PWR
Operational
PIERRELATTE
915
955
1980-05-31
TRICASTIN-2
PWR
Operational
PIERRELATTE
915
955
1980-08-07
TRICASTIN-3
PWR
Operational
PIERRELATTE
915
955
1981-02-10
TRICASTIN-4
PWR
Operational
PIERRELATTE
915
955
1981-06-12
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-12-04
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