Dampierre nuclear power plant
Dampierre nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in France with 4 operating units totalling 3,748 MW gross. The site has 4 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PWR | CP1 | 937 | 1980 | |
| Unit 2 | PWR | CP1 | 937 | 1981 | |
| Unit 3 | PWR | CP1 | 937 | 1981 | |
| Unit 4 | PWR | CP1 | 937 | 1981 |
Dampierre nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Dampierre nuclear power plant is the 9th largest of 18 operating nuclear sites in France, holding 6% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 30th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 1980 and 1981; the median unit is 45.0 years old, older than the median of 41.0 in France.
The 4 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 5.1 to 5.7 years (median 5.6) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1980s is 7.3 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Belleville nuclear power plant (36 km), Saint-Laurent nuclear power plant (70 km) and Nogent nuclear power plant (115 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1975 | 1980 | 5.1 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 2 | 1975 | 1980 | 5.7 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 3 | 1975 | 1981 | 5.4 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 4 | 1975 | 1981 | 5.7 | 7.3 (1980s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville nuclear power plant | France | 36 km | 2.7 |
| Saint-Laurent nuclear power plant | France | 70 km | 1.9 |
| Nogent nuclear power plant | France | 115 km | 2.7 |
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 Dampierre 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 | Centre-Val de Loire, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47.7321, 2.5185 |
| Elevation | about 130 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 250 km from the sea |
| Region | Western Europe |
| Units by status | Operating: 4 |
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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