The Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant (French: Centrale Nucléaire du Tricastin) is a nuclear power plant consisting of 4 pressurized water reactors (PWRs) of CP1 type [1] with 915 MW electrical power output each.

Aug 25, 2023 · For the first time, the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) has approved the operation of a nuclear reactor beyond the age of 40. Tricastin 1 is the first reactor in France to reach 50 years of operation.

Unit 1 of the Tricastin nuclear power plant in southern France can operate for a further ten years, the country's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has decided. It becomes the first French power reactor licensed to operate beyond 40 years.

Aug 22, 2023 · The French nuclear safety authority has given the go-ahead to extend the life of the number one reactor at the Tricastin nuclear power plant beyond the norm of 40 years amidst a national...

Aug 14, 2023 · Unit 1 of the Tricastin nuclear power station in southern France can operate for a further 10 years, making it the first French power reactor licensed to operate beyond 40 years. France’s nuclear safety regulator ASN set the conditions for the continued operation of state-owned power company EDF’s 900 MW reactors beyond 40 years in 2021.

Aug 23, 2023 · France’s Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority) has greenlighted the extension of the Tricastin nuclear power plant lifespan by 10 years, meaning it is the first time ASN has run a reactor in France beyond 40 years. The move indicates a shift in France’s energy strategy.

Aug 23, 2023 · France's nuclear watchdog has given the green light for the continued operation of the Tricastin 1 nuclear reactor in southern France. The move marks the first lifetime extension granted to a...

Aug 22, 2023 · French nuclear watchdog ASN issued a decision allowing for the continued operation of state-owned utility EDF's Tricastin 1 nuclear reactor in southern France, the first lifetime extension...

Tricastin is a nuclear power plant in France. It has 4 reactors, which each generate 915 MW, for a total of 3.6 TW. It is next to the highway, about halfway between Valence-sur-Rhône and Avignon. It is on the River Rhône. It was built form 1974 to 1981; the first reactors started working in 1980.

Tricastin nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. (Read more about nuclear capacity definitions.) The map below shows the exact location of the nuclear power plant: Loading map...