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🇫🇷 Paluel

Name: Paluel
Address: France

Nuclear power plant · France

Operational

Capacity≈5,320 MW

Units4

First Online1985

Construction Start1977

Output (ENTSO-E)3,470 MW · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates49.857, 0.635

Paluel is a nuclear power station in France. Of its 4 recorded unit(s), 4 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 5,320 MW. On 2026-09-03, 3 of 4 units at this site were generating, with a combined daily mean of 3,470 MW recorded in ENTSO-E grid data. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1985. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Paluel

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Paluel-1	Operational	PWR P4 REP 1300	1,330 MW	Construction 1977 · Grid 1985
Paluel-2	Operational	PWR P4 REP 1300	1,330 MW	Construction 1978 · Grid 1985
Paluel-3	Operational	PWR P4 REP 1300	1,330 MW	Construction 1979 · Grid 1986
Paluel-4	Operational	PWR P4 REP 1300	1,330 MW	Construction 1980 · Grid 1986

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