🇫🇷 France · 47.225, 0.166
Chinon
7 reactors GCR · PWR, in service since 1964. Today it delivers 3,620 MWe net, enough for about 11,403,000 households.
Operating capacity
3,620 MWe
net electrical
Units
7
4 operating
First start-up
1964
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon A-1 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | UNGG | Shut down | 70 | 300 | Feb 1957 | Jun 1963 | Apr 1973 | — |
| Chinon A-2 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | UNGG | Shut down | 180 | 800 | Aug 1959 | Feb 1965 | Jun 1985 | — |
| Chinon A-3 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | UNGG | Shut down | 360 | 1,170 | Mar 1961 | Aug 1966 | Jun 1990 | — |
| Chinon B-1 | Pressurized water (PWR) | CP2 | Operating | 905 | 2,785 | Mar 1, 1977 | Nov 30, 1982 | — | 55.4 % (2024) |
| Chinon B-2 | Pressurized water (PWR) | CP2 | Operating | 905 | 2,785 | Mar 1, 1977 | Nov 29, 1983 | — | 63.0 % (2024) |
| Chinon B-3 | Pressurized water (PWR) | CP2 | Operating | 905 | 2,785 | Oct 1, 1980 | Oct 20, 1986 | — | 67.5 % (2024) |
| Chinon B-4 | Pressurized water (PWR) | CP2 | Operating | 905 | 2,785 | Feb 1, 1981 | Nov 14, 1987 | — | 62.6 % (2024) |
Operator: Electricité De France (EDF).