Nuclear Power

Nuclear plants, reactor types (PWR/BWR/VVER), fuel cycle, safety, decommissioning.

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Civaux Nuclear Power Plant: N4 Reactor Design and Operational History

Civaux Nuclear Power Plant in France operates two N4 reactors with 1500 MWe capacity each, featuring the highest cooling towers in the EDF f...

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Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant: Iberdrola's Tagus River Facility

Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant in Spain, operated by Iberdrola, uses the Tagus River for cooling and has faced cross-border safety disputes wit...

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Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant: Decommissioning and Historical Profile

Profile of the Garigliano BWR in Italy, covering its 1964-1982 operation and ongoing SOGIN decommissioning.

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History of nuclear energy in Bolivia

Overview of the history of nuclear energy in Bolivia, based on available structured data.

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Trillo Nuclear Power Plant: Iberdrola's PWR in Spain

Overview of the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Spain, a 1066 MWe PWR operated by Iberdrola and commissioned in 1988.

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Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant: Switzerland's Largest Reactor

Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant (KKL) is a 1220 MW boiling-water reactor in Aargau, Switzerland, operated by Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG (Axpo...

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Chinon Nuclear Power Plant: EDF's Loire Valley Infrastructure

Chinon Nuclear Power Plant in France, operated by EDF, has 3620 MW capacity and seven reactors on the Loire river.

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Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant: Decommissioning and Regional Impact

Profile of the Fessenheim NPP in France, its PWR technology, and its 2020 decommissioning.

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Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant: Technical Profile and Operational History

Profile of Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi NPP, featuring VVER-1000 reactors, cooling systems, and operational history.

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Nogent Nuclear Power Plant: Technical Profile and Operational History

Overview of the Nogent Nuclear Power Plant in France, its 4-unit PWR design, and operational history.

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Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant: Technical Profile and Operational History

Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant (KKG) is a 1010 MW pressurised water reactor in Däniken, Switzerland, commissioned in 1979 by Kernkraftwerk Gösge...

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Gravelines Nuclear Power Station: Infrastructure and Regional Energy Profile

Gravelines Nuclear Power Station in France operates 6 reactors with 5460 MW capacity, producing 31.67 TWh in 2017.

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Rostov Nuclear Power Plant: Infrastructure and Regional Energy Profile

The Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Volgodonsk, Russia, is a nuclear facility operated by Rosenergoatom with a capacity of 4030 MW.

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Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant

Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant — 1360 MW Pre-Konvoi PWR on the Weser river in Lower Saxony, operated by PreussenElektra GmbH from 1984 until pe...

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Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant: Infrastructure and Regional Energy Profile

Overview of the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant in Tver Oblast, Russia, operated by Rosenergoatom with 4000 MW capacity.

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Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant: Decommissioning and Regional Impact

Decommissioned E.ON nuclear plant in Germany. Single 1345 MW reactor operated 1981-2015 during the Atomausstieg phase-out.

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Penly Nuclear Power Plant: Engineering, Location, and Operational Profile

Overview of the Penly Nuclear Power Plant in Normandy, France, operated by EDF with a capacity of 2660 MW.

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Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant: Iberdrola's BWR in Spain

Cofrentes NPP is a BWR plant in Spain operated by Iberdrola, commissioned in 1984 with 1064 MW capacity.

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Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant: Arctic Operations and Decommissioning

The Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant in Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug was the world's second northernmost nuclear facility, operating from...

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Duvha Power Station: Technical Profile and Operational Context

Duvha is a 3600 MW coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, operated by Eskom since 1980.