Bugey Nuclear Power Plant
The Bugey Nuclear Power Plant is located in Bugey in the Saint-Vulbas commune, about 75 km from the Swiss border. The site occupies 100 hectares. It is on the edge of the Rhône River, from where it gets its cooling water, and is about 35 km upstream from Lyon and 72 km from Grenoble.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power plant in France
- Also known as: “Ce”, “Centre Nucléaire de Production d’Electricité du Bugey”, and “CNPE du Bugey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle de Marcilleux and Maison du Patrimoine.
Chapelle de Marcilleux
Chapel
Photo: Soviflo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle de Marcilleux is situated 1 km northeast of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.
Maison du Patrimoine
Museum
Photo: Wikimaxlyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maison du Patrimoine is a museum, which is situated 2 km east of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.
Église Saint-Pierre de Hières-sur-Amby
Church
Photo: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Hières-sur-Amby is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hières-sur-Amby and Vernas.
Hières-sur-Amby
Village
Photo: Luigifab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hières-sur-Amby is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Vernas
Village
Photo: Rexcornot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vernas is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Vernas is situated 2½ km south of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.
Saint-Vulbas
Village
Photo: Soviflo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Vulbas is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Saint-Vulbas is situated 4 km northeast of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.
Bugey Nuclear Power Plant
- Categories: nuclear power plant, industry, and tourist attraction
- Location: Saint-Vulbas, Arrondissement of Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.79945° or 45° 47′ 58″ northLongitude
5.26886° or 5° 16′ 8″ eastElevation
203 metres (666 feet)Inception
1979Operator
Électricité de FranceOpen location code
8FQ7Q7X9+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 42017156OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=tourismOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialGeoNames ID
11837230Wikidata ID
Q1186009
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Bugey Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “central nuclear de Bugey”
- Chinese: “比热核电站”
- Chinese: “比熱核電廠”
- Czech: “Bugejská jaderná elektrárna”
- Dutch: “Kerncentrale Bugey”
- French: “Bugey”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Bugey”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire du Bugey”
- French: “centrale nucléaire du Bugey”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire du Bugey”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Bugey”
- German: “KKW Bugey”
- Hungarian: “Bugey atomerőmű”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare del Bugey”
- Japanese: “ビュジェ原子力発電所”
- Latvian: “Bižē atomelektrostacija”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bugey kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Bugey kjernekraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هستهای بوگی”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Bugey”
- Russian: “АЭС Бюже”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Бюже”
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