Nuclear France: materials and sites

By Mary Byrd Davis

 
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CENTRE

BELLEVILLE-SUR-LOIRE

Purpose: production of electricity

Installations : Belleville 1 and 2 (class P’4)

Type : pressurized water reactors

Location: above Gien (Cher)

Operator: Electricité de France

Period of operation : since 1987 and 1988 respectively

Fuel : low-enriched uranium oxide

Nuclear materials : uranium, plutonium, tritium

Nominal capacity : 2620 MW electric net (1310 MW each)

Actual production : cumulative as of the end of 2000, 185.6 TWh net (94.2, 91.4 TWh net respectively)

                                                                                                Revised 10/8/01

 

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