Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
The Chinon Nuclear Power Plant is near the town of Avoine in the Indre et Loire département, on the river Loire in central France. The power station has seven reactors, of which three have been closed.
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Centre Nucléaire de Production d’Electricité de Chinon”
- …is operated by EDF
- …dates from 1964
- Description: nuclear power plant in France
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château des Réaux and Gare de Port-Boulet.
Château des Réaux
The Château des Réaux is a French medieval castle… Château des Réaux is situated 3 km northwest of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Gare de Port-Boulet
Gare de Port-Boulet is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Château de Détilly
Château de Détilly is a castle, which is situated 3 km south of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Loire Valley.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated 7 km northwest of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Chinon
Chinon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
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Latitude
47.2283° or 47° 13′ 42″ north
Longitude
0.17146° or 0° 10′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FV265HC+8H
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Ukrainian—“Chinon Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreizenn nukleel Chinon”
- Chinese: “希农核电站”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Chinon”
- Dutch: “Kerncentrale Chinon”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Chinon”
- French: “centre nucléaire de production d’électricité de Chinon”
- French: “CNPE de Chinon”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Chinon”
- Hungarian: “Chinon atomerőmű”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Chinon”
- Japanese: “シノン原子力発電所”
- Luxembourgish: “Atomzentral vu Chinon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chinon kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Chinon kjernekraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هستهای چاینون”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Chinon”
- Russian: “АЭС Шинон”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Шинон”
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