Bugey Nuclear Power Plant

Coordinates: 45°47′54″N 5°16′15″E / 45.79833°N 5.27083°E / 45.79833; 5.27083
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Bugey Nuclear Power Plant
Bugey Nuclear Power Plant
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CountryFrance
Coordinates45°47′54″N 5°16′15″E / 45.79833°N 5.27083°E / 45.79833; 5.27083
StatusOperational
Construction began1964
Commission date15 April 1972;
52 years ago (1972-04-15)
Owner(s)EDF
Operator(s)EDF
Employees
  • 1,703 (2017)
Nuclear power station
Reactors5
Reactor typePWR
Power generation
Units operational2 × 910 MW
2 × 880 MW
Make and model
GW·h
External links
Websiteedf.fr/ ... /Bugey.html
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The Bugey

Rhône River, from where it gets its cooling water, and is about 35 km upstream from Lyon and 72 km from Grenoble
. About 1,200 people work at the site.

The site houses 4 currently operating units, all being pressurized water reactors. The 5th reactor (unit 1) is currently being dismantled. It was the last UNGG reactor built in the world.

Some of the cooling comes from direct use of the Rhône water (units 2 and 3) while some is done by the use of cooling towers (units 4 and 5).

Seismic activity

The area is not known for its seismic activity.

In the last few years, the plant was modernized to updated earthquake resistance standards.

Heat dumping

During the

heat wave on 20 July 2003, waste heat
water was piped into the Rhône, which is permitted, in extreme cases, for about 2 hours and the maximum heat difference was 0.9 degrees Celsius. Again on 30 July 2003, water was directly discharged into the Rhône for 9 hours.

Reactor units

Reactor Unit[1] Type Average Output Rated Power Began construction Finish construction Commercial operation Close of reactor[2]
Bugey 1 UNGG
(gas-cooled)		 540 MW 555 MW 1 December 1965 15 April 1972 1 July 1972 27 May 1994
Bugey 2 CP0 (PWR) 910 MW 945 MW 1 November 1972 10 May 1978 1 March 1979 Qualified to operate until 2029[3]
Bugey 3 CP0 (PWR) 910 MW 945 MW 1 September 1973 21 September 1978 1 March 1979 Qualified to operate until April 2024
Bugey 4 CP0 (PWR) 880 MW 917 MW 1 June 1974 8 March 1979 1 July 1979 Qualified to operate until December 2021
Bugey 5 CP0 (PWR) 880 MW 917 MW 1 July 1974 31 July 1979 30 January 1980 Qualified to operate until June 2022

Bugey 5 was offline from August 2015 to July 2017 due to an air leak in the inner liner of its containment.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Power Reactor Information System from IAEA: "France (French Republic): Nuclear Power Reactors" (in English)
  2. ^ The French Nuclear Safety Authority Archived 25 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. ^ "EDF's Bugey-5 nuclear reactor restarts after 23-month shutdown (France) | Enerdata".
  4. ^ "Bugey 5 containment repairs get regulatory approval". World Nuclear News. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Bugey 5 restarts following containment repairs". World Nuclear News. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

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