Nogent Nuclear Power Plant
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| Nogent Nuclear Power Plant | |
 Nuclear Power Plant Nogent
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| Country | France |
| Operator | EDF |
| Built | 1981 |
| Start of commercial operation | October 21, 1987 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactors active | 2 (2,726 MW) |
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| Capacity | MW |
| Total power generation in 2006 | 19,331 GWh |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | 17,930 GWh |
| Net generation | 304,690 GWh |
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| Website www.edf.com |
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As of July 22, 2007
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The Nogent Nuclear Power Plant is located in the French commune of Nogent-sur-Seine, on the right bank of the Seine, in the west of the Aube department. It is located 60 km to the west of Troyes and 120 km south-east of Paris.
The plant houses two reactors each of 1300 MWe and the site has a total area of 100 hectares. Each reactor has its own cooling tower 165 m high.
It produces about a third of the yearly electricity consumption of Île-de-France and employs around 700 regular workers.
[edit] Events
- A fire drill on October 2, 2001 by the Nuclear Safety Authority of France confirmed that it took about 50 minutes between the time of the drill the time the second team responded.
- On September 30, 2005, water was accidentally sprayed on electrical cabinets; the reactor was automatically stopped. Nobody was injured and there were no radiation releases. It was classified as 1 on the INES scale[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Nuclear Safety Authority press release (French)
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