Marcoule Nuclear Site

Marcoule Nuclear Site is a nuclear facility in the and communes, near in the department of , which is in the tourist, wine and agricultural Côtes-du-Rhône region.
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  • Type: Atomic center
  • Description: nuclear site in the Chusclan and Codolet communes, France
  • Also known as: Centre Atomique de Marcoule”, “Site nucleaire de Marcoule”, and “Site nucléaire de Marcoule

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Phénix and Église Saint-Michel de Codolet.

Building
was a small-scale prototype fast breeder reactor, located at the Marcoule nuclear site, near Orange, France. It was a pool-type liquid-metal fast breeder reactor cooled with liquid sodium. is situated 1 km northeast of Marcoule Nuclear Site.

Church
is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Marcoule Nuclear Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orsan and Laudun-l’Ardoise.

Village
is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 3½ km west of Marcoule Nuclear Site.

Village
Laudun-l'Ardoise is a commune in the department in the region in Southern France. It is located on the departmental border with , which is also the regional border with . is situated 6 km southwest of Marcoule Nuclear Site.

Village
is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . is located 6 km north of , and about 27 km north of . is situated 6 km northeast of Marcoule Nuclear Site.

Marcoule Nuclear Site

Latitude
44.14268° or 44° 8′ 34″ north
Longitude
4.70812° or 4° 42′ 29″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8FP64PV5+36
Geo­Names ID
2995918
Wiki­data ID
Q580142
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Marcoule Nuclear Site” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Marcoule
  • Catalan: centre nuclear de Marcola
  • Catalan: Centre nuclear de Marcola
  • Chinese: 马库勒核电站
  • Croatian: Nuklearno postrojenje Marcoule
  • Dutch: Marcoule
  • Finnish: Marcoule
  • French: site nucléaire de Marcoule
  • French: Site nucléaire de Marcoule
  • German: Nuklearanlage Marcoule
  • Italian: centrale nucleare di Marcoule
  • Italian: Centrale nucleare di Marcoule
  • Japanese: マルクール原子力地区
  • Korean: 마르쿨
  • Occitan (post 1500): Site nuclear de Marcola
  • Polish: Marcoule
  • Russian: Маркуль
  • Serbo-Croatian: Nuklearno postrojenje Marcoule
  • Spanish: Complejo nuclear de Marcoule
  • Swedish: Marcoule
  • Ukrainian: Маркуль

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