Bugey Nuclear Power Plant

The Bugey Nuclear Power Plant is located in Bugey in the 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 and 72 km from .
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: nuclear power plant in France
  • Also known as: “Bugey”, “Centrale nucléaire de Bugey”, “Centrale nucleaire du Bugey”, “Centre Nucléaire de Production d’Electricité du Bugey”, “CNPE du Bugey”, and “KKW Bugey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chapelle de Marcilleux and Maison du Patrimoine.

Chapel
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is situated 1 km northeast of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 2 km east of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.

Church
Photo: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Village
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is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern .

Village
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is a commune in the department in southeastern . is situated 2½ km south of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.

Village
Photo: Soviflo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in eastern . is situated 4 km northeast of Bugey Nuclear Power Plant.

Bugey Nuclear Power Plant

Latitude
45.79945° or 45° 47′ 58″ north
Longitude
5.26886° or 5° 16′ 8″ east
Elevation
203 metres (666 feet)
Established
1979
Operator
Électricité de France
Open location code
8FQ7Q7X9+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42017156
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­tourism
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
11837230
Wiki­data 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”
  • Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Bugey”
  • Dutch: “Kerncentrale Bugey”
  • French: “centrale nucléaire du Bugey”
  • French: “Centrale nucléaire du Bugey”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk 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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Saint-Étienne and Le Port du Noyet.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bugey-4 and Bugey-5.

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