Tihange nuclear power station
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Tihange nuclear power station is a major Belgian nuclear power plant on the Meuse River, known for its aging reactors and associated safety and political controversies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tihange nuclear power station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10619286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tihange nuclear power station Context triple: [Huy, near, Tihange nuclear power station]
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A.
Paks Nuclear Power Plant
Paks Nuclear Power Plant is Hungary’s only commercial nuclear power station and its largest electricity-generating facility, located near the town of Paks on the Danube River.
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B.
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant is a major Spanish nuclear power facility located in Catalonia that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
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C.
Lingen nuclear power plant
The Lingen nuclear power plant is a former German nuclear power station located near the town of Lingen in Lower Saxony, which operated from the late 1960s until its shutdown in the 1970s.
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D.
Utanen power plant
Utanen power plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Oulujoki River in Finland, contributing to the region’s renewable energy production.
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E.
Ikata Nuclear Power Plant
The Ikata Nuclear Power Plant is a coastal nuclear power facility in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, that has been a focal point of the country’s post-Fukushima energy and safety debates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tihange nuclear power station Target entity description: Tihange nuclear power station is a major Belgian nuclear power plant on the Meuse River, known for its aging reactors and associated safety and political controversies.
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A.
Paks Nuclear Power Plant
Paks Nuclear Power Plant is Hungary’s only commercial nuclear power station and its largest electricity-generating facility, located near the town of Paks on the Danube River.
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B.
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant is a major Spanish nuclear power facility located in Catalonia that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
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C.
Lingen nuclear power plant
The Lingen nuclear power plant is a former German nuclear power station located near the town of Lingen in Lower Saxony, which operated from the late 1960s until its shutdown in the 1970s.
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D.
Utanen power plant
Utanen power plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Oulujoki River in Finland, contributing to the region’s renewable energy production.
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E.
Ikata Nuclear Power Plant
The Ikata Nuclear Power Plant is a coastal nuclear power facility in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, that has been a focal point of the country’s post-Fukushima energy and safety debates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nuclear power plant ⓘ |
| commissioned |
1975
ⓘ
1975 ⓘ 1983 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Framatome and partners
ⓘ
linked to:
Areva
|
| distanceTo |
approximately 100 km from Aachen
ⓘ
approximately 60 km from Liège ⓘ approximately 70 km from Maastricht ⓘ |
| fuelType | enriched uranium ⓘ |
| gridCode | synchronous with Continental European grid ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Belgian transmission grid ⓘ |
| hasReactor |
Tihange 1
ⓘ
Tihange 2 ⓘ Tihange 3 ⓘ |
| hasSpentFuelStorage | on-site spent fuel pools ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huy
ⓘ
Tihange ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Province of Liège ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Meuse River
ⓘ
linked to:
Meuse
|
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Liège
ⓘ
Namur ⓘ |
| netElectricalCapacity |
1008 MW
ⓘ
1015 MW ⓘ 962 MW ⓘ |
| numberOfReactors | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Engie Electrabel ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Engie Electrabel ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian nuclear power program ⓘ |
| politicalIssueIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ |
| primaryCoolingSource |
Meuse River
ⓘ
linked to:
Meuse
|
| reactorType |
pressurized water reactor
ⓘ
pressurized water reactor ⓘ pressurized water reactor ⓘ pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Federal Agency for Nuclear Control ⓘ |
| safetyControversy |
aging infrastructure concerns
ⓘ
microcracks in reactor pressure vessel of Tihange 2 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
cross-border anti-nuclear protests
ⓘ
legal actions by German municipalities ⓘ |
| totalElectricalCapacity | approximately 3000 MW ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tihange nuclear power station Description of subject: Tihange nuclear power station is a major Belgian nuclear power plant on the Meuse River, known for its aging reactors and associated safety and political controversies.
Referenced by (1)
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