Cattenom nuclear power plant
Cattenom nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in France with 4 operating units totalling 5,448 MW gross. The site has 4 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PWR | P4 REP 1300 | 1,362 | 1987 | |
| Unit 2 | PWR | P4 REP 1300 | 1,362 | 1988 | |
| Unit 3 | PWR | P4 REP 1300 | 1,362 | 1991 | |
| Unit 4 | PWR | P4 REP 1300 | 1,362 | 1992 |
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Cattenom nuclear power plant 1
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | P4 1300 MWe series |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,362MW |
| Net capacity | 1,300MW |
| Thermal output | 3,817MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Framatome |
| Owner | Electricité de France SA100% |
| Operator | Electricité de France |
| Construction start | 29 Oct 1979 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 24 Oct 1986 |
| Grid connection | 13 Nov 1986 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Apr 1987 |
Live status, outage record and fuel chain for Cattenom nuclear power plant 1
Cattenom nuclear power plant 2
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | P4 1300 MWe series |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,362MW |
| Net capacity | 1,300MW |
| Thermal output | 3,817MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Framatome |
| Owner | Electricité de France SA100% |
| Operator | Electricité de France |
| Construction start | 28 Jul 1980 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 7 Aug 1987 |
| Grid connection | 17 Sep 1987 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Feb 1988 |
Live status, outage record and fuel chain for Cattenom nuclear power plant 2
Cattenom nuclear power plant 3
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | P4 1300 MWe series |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,362MW |
| Net capacity | 1,300MW |
| Thermal output | 3,817MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Framatome |
| Owner | Electricité de France SA100% |
| Operator | Electricité de France |
| Construction start | 15 Jun 1982 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 16 Feb 1990 |
| Grid connection | 6 Jul 1990 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Feb 1991 |
Live status, outage record and fuel chain for Cattenom nuclear power plant 3
Cattenom nuclear power plant 4
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | P4 1300 MWe series |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,362MW |
| Net capacity | 1,300MW |
| Thermal output | 3,817MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Framatome |
| Owner | Electricité de France SA100% |
| Operator | Electricité de France |
| Construction start | 28 Sep 1983 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 4 May 1991 |
| Grid connection | 27 May 1991 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Jan 1992 |
Live status, outage record and fuel chain for Cattenom nuclear power plant 4
Cattenom nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Cattenom nuclear power plant is the 3rd largest of 18 operating nuclear sites in France, holding 8% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 12th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 1987 and 1992; the median unit is 36.5 years old, younger than the median of 41.0 in France.
The 4 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 7.0 to 8.1 years (median 7.4) 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 Chooz nuclear power plant (127 km), Tihange nuclear power plant (141 km) and Nogent nuclear power plant (221 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1979 | 1986 | 7.0 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 2 | 1980 | 1987 | 7.1 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 3 | 1982 | 1990 | 8.1 | 8.0 (1990s) |
| Unit 4 | 1983 | 1991 | 7.7 | 8.0 (1990s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chooz nuclear power plant | France | 127 km | 3.1 |
| Tihange nuclear power plant | Belgium | 141 km | 1.1 |
| Nogent nuclear power plant | France | 221 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 Cattenom 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 | Grand-Est, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 49.4160, 6.2169 |
| Elevation | about 170 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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