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Chinon-B1, France
Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Operable
DETAILS
Reactor Type
Commercial Reactor
Process
PWR
Vendor
Framatome
Owner
Electricite De France
Model
CP2
Operator
Electricite De France
Capacity Net
905 MWe
Capacity Gross
954 MWe
Capacity Thermal
2785 MWt
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction
1 March 1977
Criticality
28 October 1982
Grid Connection
30 November 1982
Commercial Operation
1 February 1984
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life
170.67 TWh
Capacity Factor Life
73.1 %