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Chinon-1, France

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	GCR
Vendor	Electricite de France (EdF)
Owner	Electricite De France
Model	UNGG
Operator	Electricite De France
Capacity Net	70 MWe
Capacity Gross	80 MWe
Capacity Thermal	300 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 February 1957
Criticality	16 September 1962
Grid Connection	14 June 1963
Commercial Operation	1 February 1964
Shutdown	16 April 1973

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	2.97 TWh