Isère
Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
Creys-Mépieu

Superphénix

Superphénix was a nuclear power station prototype on the river at in France, close to the border with Switzerland. Superphénix was a 1,242 MWe fast breeder reactor with the twin goals of reprocessing nuclear fuel from France's line of conventional nuclear reactors, while also being an economical generator of power on its own.
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  • Type: Factory
  • Description: fast breeder reactor in France
  • Also known as: “Réacteur Superphénix”, “SPX”, and “Superphenix”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Creys-Malville nuclear site and St. Andrew’s Castle.

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is situated 390 metres southwest of Superphénix.

Castle
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is situated 1½ km north of Superphénix.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Superphénix.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montagnieu and Seillonnaz.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern . It is sited on the eastern bank of the river Rhone, which forms the border with the Isere department to the west. The 18th century parish church is dedicated to Saint Didier. is situated 3½ km north of Superphénix.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern . is situated 5 km north of Superphénix.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern . is situated 5 km north of Superphénix.

Superphénix

Latitude
45.75973° or 45° 45′ 35″ north
Longitude
5.47305° or 5° 28′ 23″ east
Elevation
212 metres (696 feet)
Inception
1985
Operator
EDF
Open location code
8FQ7QF5F+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192679192
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­works
Geo­Names ID
11837575
Wiki­data ID
Q1739389
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Superphénix” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “超级鳳凰號”
  • Chinese: “超級鳳凰反應爐”
  • Chinese: “超級鳳凰號”
  • Czech: “Reaktor Superfenix”
  • Czech: “Superphénix”
  • Czech: “SUPERPHÉNIX”
  • Dutch: “Superphenix”
  • Dutch: “Superphénix”
  • Finnish: “Superphenix”
  • Finnish: “Superphénix”
  • French: “NERSA”
  • French: “Site nucléaire de Creys-Malville”
  • French: “Superphenix”
  • French: “Superphénix”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Creys Malville”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Creys-Malville”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Superphenix”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Superphénix”
  • German: “Super-Phénix”
  • German: “Superphenix”
  • German: “Superphénix”
  • Italian: “centrale elettronucleare Super-Phénix”
  • Italian: “Centrale elettronucleare Super-Phénix”
  • Italian: “Superphenix”
  • Italian: “Superphénix”
  • Japanese: “スーパー・フェニックス”
  • Japanese: “スーパーフェニックス”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Superphénix kjernekraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Superphénix kjernekraftverk”
  • Russian: “АЭС Крей-Мальвиль”
  • Serbian: “Superphénix”
  • Serbian: “Нуклеарна електрана Суперфеникс”
  • Ukrainian: “АЕС Креїс-Малвіль”
  • Ukrainian: “АЕС Крейс-Малвіль”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Superphénix”. Photo: Marshall Astor, CC BY-SA 2.0.