Georges-Besse plant

The Georges-Besse plant, known as the Eurodif plant from 1978 to 1988, was a nuclear facility specializing in uranium enrichment by gaseous diffusion. The plant, now in the nuclear dismantling phase, is located on the Tricastin nuclear site at Pierrelatte in the Drôme region.

Photo: Arnaud 25, Public domain.

Type: Factory
Description: French nuclear facility (1979–2012)
Also known as: “Eurodif Production” and “Georges Besse I uranium enrichment plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant and Tricastin Nuclear Site.

Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

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The Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant consisting of 4 pressurized water reactors of CP1 type with 915 MW electrical power output each. Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant is situated 1 km east of Georges-Besse plant.

Tricastin Nuclear Site

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The Tricastin Nuclear Site is an industrial site that encompasses facilities of the nuclear fuel cycle and a nuclear power plant. It is located in France, in the lower Rhône valley, at the heart of the historic Tricastin region, on the right bank of the Canal de Donzère-Mondragon between Valence and Avignon. Tricastin Nuclear Site is situated 710 metres north of Georges-Besse plant.

La Ferme aux crocodiles

Zoo

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La Ferme aux crocodiles is a zoo, which is situated 3 km northwest of Georges-Besse plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierrelatte and Bollène.

Pierrelatte

Town

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Pierrelatte is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Since the 1980s it hosts one of the biggest production plants of the enriched uranium existing in the world, used both for civil and military purposes. Pierrelatte is situated 6 km north of Georges-Besse plant.

Bollène

Town

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Bollène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Bollène is situated 6 km south of Georges-Besse plant.