Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
| Chinon Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Centrale Nucléaire de Chinon |
| Country | France |
| Location | Avoine, Indre-et-Loire |
| Coordinates | 47°13′57″N 0°10′13″E / 47.2325°N 0.1703°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1957 |
| Commission date | 1 February 1964 |
| Operator | EDF |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling towers | 4 × Mechanical Draft |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 954 MW |
| Make and model | Alstom |
| Units decommissioned | 1 × 80 MW 1 × 230 MW 1 × 480 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 3,816 MW |
| Capacity factor | 71.6% |
| Annual net output | 23,925 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | Centrale nucléaire de Chinon |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Chinon Nuclear Power Plant (French: Centrale nucléaire de Chinon) is near the town of Avoine in the Indre et Loire département, on the river Loire (approximately 10 km from the town of Chinon) in central France. The power station has seven reactors, of which three have been closed.