CountryFrance StatusOperational Phone+33 800 37 94 27 Construction began1981 Reactor typePressurized water reactor
LocationNogent-sur-Seine Operator(s)EDF Make and modelAlstom Reactor supplierAreva
Official nameCentrale Nucléaire de Nogent Commission dateOctober 21, 1987 (October 21, 1987) AddressCentrale Nucléaire, 10400 Nogent-sur-Seine, France HoursOpen today · 9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMWednesday9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMThursday9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMFriday9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMSaturday9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMSunday9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMMonday9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMTuesday9AM–12PM, 1:30–7PMSuggest an edit SimilarSquare Habitat, Immobiliè Euro Foncière, Mon Logis, Imm'Aube, PCM IMMOBILI
The Nogent Nuclear Power Plant is located in the French commune of Nogent-sur-Seine, on the right bank of the Seine, in the west of the Aube department. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the west of Troyes and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Paris.
The plant houses two reactors each of 1300 MWe and the site has a total area of 100 hectares. Each reactor has its own cooling tower 165 metres (541 ft) high.
It produces about a third of the yearly electricity consumption of Île-de-France and employs around 700 regular workers.
Events
A fire drill on October 2, 2001 by the Nuclear Safety Authority of France confirmed that it took about 50 minutes between the time of the drill the time the second team responded.
On September 30, 2005, water was accidentally sprayed on electrical cabinets; the reactor was automatically stopped. Nobody was injured and there were no radiation releases. It was classified as level 1 on the INES scale.
On December 5, 2011, nine Greenpeace anti-nuclear activists cut through a fence at the Nogent Nuclear Power Plant. They scaled the roof of the domed reactor building and unfurled a "Safe Nuclear Doesn't Exist" banner before attracting the attention of security guards. Two activists remained at large for four hours.
