Civaux nuclear power plant
Civaux nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in France with 2 operating units totalling 3,122 MW gross. The site has 2 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PWR | N4 REP 1450 | 1,561 | 2002 | |
| Unit 2 | PWR | N4 REP 1450 | 1,561 | 2002 |
Civaux nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Civaux nuclear power plant is the 11th largest of 18 operating nuclear sites in France, holding 5% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 38th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up in 2002; the median unit is 24.0 years old, younger than the median of 41.0 in France.
The 2 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 8.7 to 9.2 years (median 9.0) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1990s is 8.0 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Chinon nuclear power plant (93 km), Saint-Laurent nuclear power plant (157 km) and Blayais nuclear power plant (170 km).
2 operating units are rated differently now from their design net capacities: Unit 1 +3.1% and Unit 2 +3.1%.
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1988 | 1997 | 9.2 | 8.0 (1990s) |
| Unit 2 | 1991 | 1999 | 8.7 | 8.0 (1990s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon nuclear power plant | France | 93 km | 3.8 |
| Saint-Laurent nuclear power plant | France | 157 km | 1.9 |
| Blayais nuclear power plant | France | 170 km | 3.8 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
Earthquakes nearby
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| Time (UTC) | Mag | Depth | Epicentre | Distance |
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Magnitude 4.0 and above within 200 km of Civaux nuclear power plant's listed coordinates, past 30 days. This is distance, not shaking: it says nothing about damage or any change in operation. Every plant.
| Location | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46.4555, 0.6582 |
| Elevation | about 70 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 140 km from the sea |
| Region | Western Europe |
| Units by status | Operating: 2 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Electricité de France SA |
|---|---|
| Operators | Electricité de France |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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