Usine Georges-Besse II Nord
Usine Georges-Besse II Nord is a factory in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Arrondissement of Nyons, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Usine Georges-Besse II Nord is situated nearby to Tricastin Nuclear Site, as well as near the power station Chaufferie biomasse de Pierrelatte.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 1¼ km southeast of Usine Georges-Besse II Nord.
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 410 metres south of Usine Georges-Besse II Nord.
Georges-Besse plant
Factory
Photo: Arnaud 25, Public domain.
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. Georges-Besse plant is situated 1¼ km south of Usine Georges-Besse II Nord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierrelatte and Bollène.
Pierrelatte
Town
Photo: jeanlouis zimmermann, CC BY 2.0.
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 4½ km northwest of Usine Georges-Besse II Nord.
Bollène
Town
Photo: DALETN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bollène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Bollène is situated 7 km south of Usine Georges-Besse II Nord.
Saint-Marcel-dArdèche
Village
Photo: Raymondseneque, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Saint-Marcel-dArdèche is situated 9 km west of Usine Georges-Besse II Nord.
Usine Georges-Besse II Nord
- Type: Factory
- Category: industry
- Location: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Arrondissement of Nyons, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.34014° or 44° 20′ 25″ northLongitude
4.72199° or 4° 43′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FP68PRC+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 857693166OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
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