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1101:Flamanville
998:G2 (and G3)
743:Reference:
585:01.02.2010
502:20.06.1984
481:Marcoule G3
476:02.02.1980
455:Marcoule G2
450:15.10.1968
430:Marcoule G1
390:to produce
221:1 x 2
171:Operator(s)
100: /
76:Coordinates
1627:Categories
1385:Fuel cycle
1364:CEA Saclay
1354:(Grenoble)
1262:EL-1 (Zoé)
1184:Fessenheim
1111:Gravelines
1056:Belleville
707:3 December
681:References
629:technology
582:14.07.1974
576:01.03.1968
536:Celestin 2
507:Celestin 1
499:04.04.1960
496:04.04.1960
493:01.03.1956
473:22.04.1959
470:22.04.1959
467:01.03.1955
444:07.01.1956
425:Shut down
410:Net power
326:prototype
314:(CEA) and
289:department
163:1984-06-20
143:1956-01-07
1477:Framatome
1399:Tricastin
1387:locations
1318:(concept)
1158:Brennilis
1141:Tricastin
1096:Dampierre
810:areva.com
320:plutonium
88:4°42′34″E
85:44°8′36″N
1419:La Hague
1316:Flexblue
1284:Rapsodie
1189:Marcoule
1071:Cattenom
920:Archived
854:BBC News
602:Centraco
378:Reactors
316:Areva NC
278:communes
271:Chusclan
70:communes
63:Chusclan
59:Location
18:Marcoule
1567:CRIIRAD
1404:Eurodif
1394:Malvési
1231:P4, P'4
1173:Chooz A
1163:Bugey 1
1106:Golfech
1061:Blayais
647:Gallery
513:breeder
511:Tritium
398:river.
392:tritium
370:and of
301:Avignon
284:in the
280:, near
275:Codolet
236:Commons
161: (
141: (
67:Codolet
51:Country
1440:ANCCLI
1424:Manche
1409:Romans
1311:ASTRID
1289:Phénix
1151:Closed
1121:Paluel
1116:Nogent
1086:Civaux
1076:Chinon
1049:Active
579:
573:142 MW
570:130 MW
563:Phénix
551:
548:
545:
542:
525:
522:
519:
516:
447:
342:ASTRID
324:Phénix
293:France
263:French
213:Rateau
113:Status
54:France
1483:Orano
1473:(EDF)
1450:Areva
1445:Andra
1126:Penly
1091:Cruas
1081:Chooz
1066:Bugey
557:2009
531:2009
490:43 MW
487:40 MW
464:43 MW
461:39 MW
407:Type
404:Unit
396:RhĂ´ne
305:Rhone
247:[
156:;
136:;
1305:ITER
1221:UNGG
915:{fr}
903:{fr}
891:2011
862:2011
833:2011
795:2011
769:2011
731:2019
709:2016
554:1968
528:1967
484:UNGG
458:UNGG
441:1955
436:2 MW
433:UNGG
358:The
286:Gard
273:and
191:SACM
177:/CEA
124:1952
65:and
1466:CEA
1461:ASN
1299:JHR
1274:TFR
1241:EPR
366:of
349:MOX
291:of
175:EDF
1629::
1413:fr
1236:N4
882:.
870:^
852:.
841:^
823:.
785:.
759:.
697:.
374:.
355:.
307:.
265::
223:MW
1415:)
1411:(
1270:)
1027:e
1020:t
1013:v
893:.
864:.
835:.
797:.
771:.
733:.
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