Saint-Alban_Nuclear_Power_Plant
The Saint-Alban nuclear power plant is located on the Rhone river, in the Isère department 50 km downstream from Lyon in the communes of Saint-Alban-du-Rhône and Saint-Maurice-l'Exil.
| Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Saint-Alban nuclear power plant from across the Rhône | |
| Official name | Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban |
| Country | France |
| Location | Saint-Alban-du-Rhône, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Coordinates | 45°24′16″N 4°45′19″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: 29 January 1979 Unit 2: 31 July 1979 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1 May 1986; 38 years ago (1986-05-01) Unit 2: 1 March 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-01) |
| Owner(s) | EDF |
| Operator(s) | EDF |
| Employees |
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| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Framatome |
| Cooling source | Rhône River |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 3817 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 1335 MW |
| Make and model | P4 REP 1300 |
| Nameplate capacity | 2670 MW |
| Capacity factor | 61.54% (2017) 67.90% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 14,394 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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:[1]
Reactor units
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]
- {fr} "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
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