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Chinon-B3, 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 October 1980
Criticality
18 September 1986
Grid Connection
20 October 1986
Commercial Operation
4 March 1987
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life
151.48 TWh
Capacity Factor Life
73.3 %