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🇫🇷 Chinon-B3

Name: Chinon-B3
Address: France

Nuclear power plant · France

Operational

Capacity≈905 MW

Units1

First Online1987

Construction Start1980

Output (ENTSO-E)908 MW · 2026-10-18

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates47.232, 0.167

Chinon-B3 is a nuclear power station in France. Of its 1 recorded unit(s), 1 reactor is operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 905 MW. On 2026-10-18, 1 of 1 unit at this site was generating, with a combined daily mean of 908 MW recorded in ENTSO-E grid data. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1987. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Chinon-B3

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Chinon-B3	Operational	PWR CP2	905 MW	Construction 1980 · Grid 1987

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