At the end of 2022, 56 nuclear power reactive were active in France. The majority of the active reactors had a net electrical power of 900 or 1,300 megawatts. Only four reactors generating 1,500 megawatts existed in France, namely the the reactors of Civaux and Chooz.
Number of nuclear power reactors in France in 2022, by net electrical power (in megawatts)
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Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, & SDES. (September 28, 2023). Number of nuclear power reactors in France in 2022, by net electrical power (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/761347/nuclear-reactor-plants-france-power-megawatt/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, und SDES. "Number of nuclear power reactors in France in 2022, by net electrical power (in megawatts)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/761347/nuclear-reactor-plants-france-power-megawatt/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, SDES. (2023). Number of nuclear power reactors in France in 2022, by net electrical power (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/761347/nuclear-reactor-plants-france-power-megawatt/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, and SDES. "Number of Nuclear Power Reactors in France in 2022, by Net Electrical Power (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/761347/nuclear-reactor-plants-france-power-megawatt/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires & SDES, Number of nuclear power reactors in France in 2022, by net electrical power (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/761347/nuclear-reactor-plants-france-power-megawatt/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of nuclear power reactors in France in 2022, by net electrical power (in megawatts) [Graph], Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, & SDES, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/761347/nuclear-reactor-plants-france-power-megawatt/