Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant
| Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Saint-Alban nuclear power plant from across the Rhône | |
| 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 / 45.40444°N 4.75528°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 |
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.