Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cattenom_Nuclear_Power_Plant
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:annualGeneration ~34 TWh
gptkbp:commissioned 1986
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1979
gptkbp:coolingSource Moselle River
gptkbp:coolingTowers 4
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:criticalFor 1986
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Framatome
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon about 40 km
gptkbp:distanceToLuxembourgCity about 35 km
gptkbp:distanceToThionville about 8 km
gptkbp:electricalCapacityPerReactor 1,300 MWe
gptkbp:emergencyPlan in place
gptkbp:employs over 1,200 people
gptkbp:fuelType uranium dioxide
gptkbp:gridConnection gptkb:RTE_(Réseau_de_Transport_d'Électricité)
gptkbp:gridContribution significant for northeastern France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code FR-57
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cattenom,_Moselle,_France
gptkbp:notableEvent minor leaks and technical incidents
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest nuclear power plants in Western Europe
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Électricité_de_France
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Électricité_de_France
gptkbp:protestedBy environmental concerns from Luxembourg and Germany
gptkbp:proximityToGermany near
gptkbp:proximityToLuxembourg near
gptkbp:reactorModel gptkb:Framatome_P4
gptkbp:reactorType PWR
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Autorité_de_sûreté_nucléaire_(ASN)
gptkbp:safetyUpgrades post-Fukushima improvements
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:thermalCapacity 3,600 MWth
gptkbp:totalElectricalCapacity 5,200 MWe
gptkbp:touredWith available with restrictions
gptkbp:wasteType on-site interim storage
gptkbp:website https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/producing-a-competitive-low-carbon-electricity/nuclear-energy/our-nuclear-power-plants/cattenom-nuclear-power-plant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EDF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6