Nuclear Power Plants in France

45 plants · 131,787 MW total installed capacity

#	Power plant	Capacity (MW)	Year
1	Gravelines Nuclear Power Station	5,460	1974
2	Gravelines Nuclear Power Station	5,460	1980
3	Paluel Nuclear Power Plant	5,320	1986
4	Paluel Nuclear Power Plant	5,320	1980
5	Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant	5,200	1991
6	Centre Nucleaire de Production d'Electricite de Cattenom	5,200	1986
7	Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant	5,200	1979
8	Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant	4,280	2016
9	TRICASTIN 1	3,660	1983
10	Tricastin nuclear power plant	3,660	1974
11	CRUAS	3,660	1983
12	Cruas Nuclear Power Plant	3,660	1984
13	BLAYAIS	3,640	1983
14	Blayais Nuclear Power Plant	3,640	1981
15	CHINON	3,620	2002
16	Chinon Nuclear Power Plant	3,620	1957
17	BUGEY	3,580	1978
18	Bugey Nuclear Power Plant	3,580	1965
19	DAMPIERRE	3,560	1980
20	Dampierre Nuclear Power Plant	3,560	1980
21	Chooz Nuclear Power Plant	3,000	1996
22	CHOOZ	3,000	1996
23	CIVAUX	2,990	1997
24	Civaux Nuclear Power Plant	2,990	2002
25	Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant	2,670	1978
26	ST ALBAN	2,670	1999
27	PENLY	2,660	1990
28	Penly Nuclear Power Plant	2,660	1990
29	FLAMANVILLE	2,660	2012
30	NOGENT	2,620	1996
31	Golfech Nuclear Power Plant	2,620	1991
32	Nogent Nuclear Power Plant	2,620	1987
33	GOLFECH	2,620	1996
34	BELLEVILLE	2,620	1993
35	Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant	1,830	1983
36	ST LAURENT	1,830	1983
37	FESSENHEIM	1,760	1977
38	Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant	1,760	1977
39	Superphénix	1,200	1996
40	Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant	70	1962
41	RHF de l'Institut Laue Langevin	57	2019
42	Plogoff nuclear power project	0	1990
43	Marcoule Nuclear Power Plant	0	1985
44	Erdeven nuclear power project	0	1985
45	Carnet nuclear power project	0	1996

Frequently Asked Questions: Nuclear Power in France

France has 45 Nuclear power plants with a combined installed capacity of 131,787 MW.

Gravelines Nuclear Power Station is the largest Nuclear power plant in France, with an installed capacity of 5,460 MW, commissioned in 1974.

The most recently commissioned Nuclear power plant in France is RHF de l'Institut Laue Langevin (2019).

The average Nuclear power plant in France has a capacity of 2,929 MW.