Name
Location
Coordinates
Type
Capacity (MW)
Entered operation
Notes
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Belleville NPP
Belleville-sur-Loire
47°30′38″N 2°52′34″E / 47.510534°N 2.8761864°E / 47.510534; 2.8761864 (Belleville Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR (pressurized water reactor)
2,620 (2 x 1,310)
1987-1988
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Belleville NPP
Blayais NPP
Braud-et-Saint-Louis
45°15′21″N 0°41′35″W / 45.255833°N 0.693056°W / 45.255833; -0.693056 (Blayais Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
3,640 (4 x 910)
1981-1983
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Blayais NPP
Bugey
Saint-Vulbas
45°47′54″N 5°16′15″E / 45.798333°N 5.270833°E / 45.798333; 5.270833 (Bugey Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
3,580 (2 x 910, 2 x 880)
1972 (retired 1994)
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom and one 550 MW GCR reactors was retired
Bugey NPP
Cattenom NPP
Cattenom
49°24′57″N 6°13′05″E / 49.4158°N 6.2181°E / 49.4158; 6.2181 (Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
5,200 (4 x 1,300)
1986-1991
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Cattenom NPP
Chinon NPP
Avoine
47°13′50″N 0°10′14″E / 47.230556°N 0.170556°E / 47.230556; 0.170556 (Chinon Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
3,620 (4 X 905)
1988
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom and 3 GCR reactors was retired (70 180 and 360 MW)
Chinon NPP
Chooz-B NPP
Chooz
50°05′24″N 4°47′22″E / 50.09°N 4.789444°E / 50.09; 4.789444 (Civaux Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
3,000 (2 x 1,500)
1998-2000
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom Chooz-A is the first PWR reactor in Europe with capacity 310MWe began operation Apr 1967 and retired 1991
Chooz NPP
Civaux NPP
Civaux
46°27′24″N 0°39′10″E / 46.456667°N 0.652778°E / 46.456667; 0.652778 (Cruas Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
2,990 (2 x 1,495)
1998-2000
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Civaux NPP
Cruas NPP
Cruas
44°37′59″N 4°45′24″E / 44.633056°N 4.756667°E / 44.633056; 4.756667
PWR
3,660 (4 X 915)
1983-1984
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Cruas NPP The power plant at night
Dampierre NPP
Dampierre-en-Burly
47°44′01″N 2°31′02″E / 47.7336808°N 2.5172853°E / 47.7336808; 2.5172853 (Dampierre Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
3,560 (4 x 890)
1980-1981
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Dampierre NPP
Flamanville NPP
Flamanville
49°32′11″N 1°52′54″W / 49.536389°N 1.881667°W / 49.536389; -1.881667 (Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
4,230 (2 x 1,330, 1 x 1,570)
1985-2020
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom the first EPR (PWR 3rd generation) reactor in France, under construction, production's startup expected in 2020, the 100th reactor ordered from Framatome
Flamanville NPP (the third reactor is under construction)
Golfech NPP
Golfech
44°06′24″N 0°50′43″E / 44.1067°N 0.8453°E / 44.1067; 0.8453 (Golfech Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
2,620 (2 x 1,310)
1991-1993
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Golfech NPP
Gravelines NPP
Gravelines
51°00′55″N 2°08′10″E / 51.015278°N 2.136111°E / 51.015278; 2.136111 (Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
5,460 (6 x 910)
1980-1985
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Gravelines NPP
Nogent NPP
Nogent-sur-Seine
48°30′55″N 3°31′04″E / 48.515278°N 3.517778°E / 48.515278; 3.517778 (Nogent Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
2,620 (2 x 1,310)
1987-1988
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Nogent-sur-Seine NPP
Paluel NPP
Paluel
49°51′29″N 0°38′08″E / 49.858056°N 0.635556°E / 49.858056; 0.635556 (Paluel Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
5,400 (4 x 1,300)
1985-1986
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Paluel NPP
Penly NPP
Penly
49°58′36″N 1°12′43″E / 49.976667°N 1.211944°E / 49.976667; 1.211944 (Penly Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
2,660 (2 x 1,330)
1990-1992
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Penly NPP
Saint-Alban NPP
Saint-Alban-du-Rhône
45°24′15″N 4°45′20″E / 45.4042957°N 4.7555351°E / 45.4042957; 4.7555351 (Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
2,670 (2 x 1,335)
1985-1986
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Saint-Alban NPP
Saint-Laurent-B NPP
Saint-Laurent-Nouan
47°43′12″N 1°34′39″E / 47.72°N 1.5775°E / 47.72; 1.5775 (Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
1,830 (2 x 915)
1981
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom and 2 GCR reactors was retired (500 and 530 MW)
Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux NPP
Tricastin NPC
Bollène
44°19′47″N 4°43′56″E / 44.329722°N 4.732222°E / 44.329722; 4.732222 (Tricastin Nuclear Power Center)
PWR
3,660 (4 x 915)
1983-1984
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom
Tricastin NPP in the foreground (the 2 cooling tower belong to the old uranium enrichment plant in the background (which consumes 3/4 of the Tricastin Plant output))
Retired reactors
Brennilis NPP
Brennilis
48°21′12″N 3°52′20″W / 48.3533°N 3.872203°W / 48.3533; -3.872203 (Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant)
HWGCR (heavy water gas-cooled reactor )
70
1967 retired 1985
heavy water reactor, only one of its kind in France
Brennilis NPP
Fessenheim NPP
Fessenheim
47°54′12″N 7°33′44″E / 47.9032247°N 7.5623059°E / 47.9032247; 7.5623059 (Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant)
PWR
1,760 (2x 880)
1977 (retired 2020)
Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom Unit 1 closed in February 2020 and Unit 2 in June.
Fessenheim NPP
Marcoule-G1
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
44°08′36″N 4°42′34″E / 44.143333°N 4.709444°E / 44.143333; 4.709444 (Marcoule)
GCR (gas-cooled reactor )
5
1956 retired 1968
Reactor supplier SACM T/G supplier Rateau
Marcoule nuclear site. G1 is the yellow building
Marcoule-G2 & G3
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
44°08′36″N 4°42′34″E / 44.143333°N 4.709444°E / 44.143333; 4.709444 (Marcoule)
GCR
86 (2 x 43)
1959 retired 1984
Reactor supplier SACM T/G supplier Rateau
G2 and G3 at Marcoule
Phénix
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
44°08′36″N 4°42′42″E / 44.143333°N 4.711667°E / 44.143333; 4.711667 (Phénix)
FBR (Fast Breeder reactor )
250
1973 retired 2009
Reactor supplier CEM T/G supplier CEM
on the left : Phénix reactor; on the right G2 & G3
Superphénix
Creys-Mépieu
45°45′30″N 5°28′20″E / 45.758333°N 5.472222°E / 45.758333; 5.472222 (Superphénix)
FBR
1,242
1986 retired 1998
Reactor supplier Novatome T/G supplier Ansaldo
Superphénix reactor