Paluel Nuclear Power Plant

Paluel Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Paluel Nuclear Power Plant in France
Official name	Centrale Nucléaire de Paluel
Country	France
Location	Paluel
Coordinates	49°51′29″N 0°38′8″E / 49.85806°N 0.63556°E / 49.85806; 0.63556Coordinates: 49°51′29″N 0°38′8″E / 49.85806°N 0.63556°E / 49.85806; 0.63556
Status	Operational
Construction began	1977
Commission date	June 22, 1984
Operator(s)	EDF
Nuclear power station
Reactor supplier	Framatome
Cooling source	English Channel
Cooling towers	no
Power generation
Units operational	4 x 1,382 MW
Make and model	Alstom
Nameplate capacity	5,528 MW
Annual generation	34,402 GW·h
Website Site c/o Betreibers

The Nuclear power station Paluel (French: Centrale nucléaire de Paluel) lies within the French town Paluel in Normandy in the Département Seine-Maritime. The nuclear power station, which consists of four 1330 MWe class pressurized water reactors, is about 40 kilometers far away from the city of Dieppe and employs approx. 1,250 full-time workers. The operator is the French company EDF. Water from the English Channel is used for cooling.

Achievement

The installed total output of 5.528 GW makes it one of the largest nuclear power stations in France. By electrical output it is second place in France and seventh place worldwide. It feeds on average 32 billion kilowatt-hours into the public electricity grid every year.

Safety

In the past, there were problems with the cooling of the plant due to blockage of cooling water from the English Channel, which causes an automatic reactor trip.

The blockage has been caused in part by seasonally-present macroalgae, and EDF is pursuing possible solutions to prevent its entrainment with Gunderboom, Inc.

Reactors

References

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