Phénix
Phénix 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.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
- …dates from 1974
- Description: nuclear power plant
- Also known as“Phenix nuclear power plant”“Réacteur Phénix”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Marcoule Nuclear Site
Marcoule Nuclear Site is a nuclear facility in the…
1 km southwest of Phénix
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orsan and Piolenc.
Phénix
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Latitude
44.15119° or 44° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
4.71399° or 4° 42′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FP65P27+FH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Phénix” goes by many names.
PhénixCatalan
鳳凰號Chinese
PhénixDutch
Centrale elettronucleare PhénixItalian
フェニックスJapanese
Phénix kjernekraftverkNorwegian
Phénix kjernekraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
PhénixOccitan (post 1500)
ФениксRussian
ФеніксUkrainian
Фенікс (реактор)Ukrainian
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