RHONE-ALPES Purpose: production of electricityInstallations: Saint-Alban-1 and -2Type: pressurized water reactors (palier P4)Location: between Saint-Alban du Rhône and Saint-Maurice-L’Exil (Isère), on the Rhône, 45 km south of Lyon Operator: EDF Period of operation: since 1985 (went critical in 1985 and 1986 respectively)Fuel: low-enriched uranium oxideNuclear materials: uranium, plutonium, tritiumNominal capacity: 2670 MW electric net (1335 MWe per reactor)Actual production: at the end of 2000, cumulative total 205.8 TWh net (107.1, and 98.7 TWh net respectively)
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