Blayais Nuclear Power Plant
| Blayais Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Centrale nucléaire du Blayais |
| Country | France |
| Location | Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Coordinates | 45°15′21″N 0°41′35″W / 45.25583°N 0.69306°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Units 1–2: 1 January 1977 Units 3–4: 1 April 1978 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1 December 1981 Unit 2: 1 February 1983 Unit 3: 14 November 1983 Unit 4: 1 October 1983 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling source | Gironde estuary |
| Thermal capacity | 4 × 2785 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 910 MW |
| Make and model | CP1 |
| Nameplate capacity | 3640 MW |
| Capacity factor | 82.73% (2017) 75.15% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 26,380 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | Centrale nucléaire du Blayais |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Blayais Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear plant on the banks of the Gironde estuary near Blaye, France operated by Électricité de France.