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| Chooz Nuclear Power Plant |
|
| Data |
| Country |
France |
| Operator |
Societé d'Energie Nucleaire Franco-Belge des Ardennes |
| Built |
1960 |
| Start of commercial operation |
April 15, 1967 |
| Reactors |
| Reactors active |
2 (3120 MW) |
| Reactors shut down |
1 (320 MW) |
| Power |
| Capacity |
MW |
| Total power generation in 2006 |
19,306 GWh |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) |
19,847 GWh |
| Net generation |
195,081 GWh |
| Other details |
|
As of July 27, 2007
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The Chooz Nuclear Power Station (French: Centrale nucléaire de Chooz) lies in the municipality of Chooz in the Aube department, France, on the Meuse close to the border with Belgium, between the French city of Charleville Mézières and the Belgian municipality of Dinant.
At present there are still two units of the 1450 MWe class operating: Chooz B1 and Chooz B2. The Chooz A unit (an early PWR design) was shut down in the year 1991.
The plant employs around 700 full time workers.
[edit] Reactors
| Unit |
Type |
Net power |
Total power |
Construction start |
Construction finish |
Commercial operation |
Shut down |
| Chooz - A (Ardennes) |
PWR |
310 MW |
320 MW |
01.01.1962 |
03.04.1967 |
15.04.1967 |
30.10.1991 |
| Chooz - B 1 |
PWR |
1500 MW |
1560 MW |
01.01.1984 |
30.08.1996 |
15.05.2000 |
|
| Chooz - B 2 |
PWR |
1500 MW |
1560 MW |
31.12.1985 |
10.04.1997 |
29.09.2000 |
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Coordinates: 50°5′24″N 4°47′22″E / 50.09, 4.78944
