| Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Official name | Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban |
| Country | France |
| Location | Saint-Alban-du-Rhône |
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| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1979 |
| Commission date | March 30, 1985 |
| Operator(s) | EDF |
| Developer(s) | Societé d'Energie Nucleaire Franco-Belge des Ardennes |
| Constructor(s) | Bouygues |
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| Reactors operational | 2 x 1300 MW |
| Reactor type(s) | PWR |
| Reactor supplier(s) | Areva |
| Turbine information | |
| Manufacturer(s) | Alstom |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 2,600 MW |
| Annual generation | 16,466 TWh (2006) ; 16,800 TWh (2008) |
| Net generation | 318 TWh |
| As of 10 September 2011 | |
The Saint-Alban nuclear power plant is located on the Rhone river, in the Isere department 50 km upstream from Lyon in the communes of Saint-Alban-du-Rhône and Saint-Maurice-l'Exil.
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The power station uses water from the Rhone river to cool its two 1,300 MW reactors and employs 670 people..
The following types of reactors are installed:
| Reactor Unit[1] | Type | Average Output | Rated Power | Began construction | Finish construction | Commercial operation | Close of reactor |
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| St.Alban-1 | PWR | 1381 MW | 1335 MW | Jan 1979 | Aug 1985 | May 1986 | |
| St.Alban-2 | PWR | 1381 MW | 1335 MW | July 1979 | July 1986 | March 1987 |
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According to WENRA, EDF has prepared a plan in case of an earthquake,[3] however other ASN documents from 2002 there may be some anomalies regarding the remote control and which may put into question the correct functioning of certain elements following an earthquake.
Following extremely high temperatures in July 2003 average water temperature rose above the limit authorised by the nuclear safety authorities for a period of 4 hours.
According to the 2007 ASN annual report recommendations were made to the operator to improve the security of the control room.[4]
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