Socatri

Socatri is a factory in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Arrondissement of Nyons, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Socatri is situated near the factory Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant, as well as near the lake Le Trop Long.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant and Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant.

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 1½ km northeast of Socatri.

Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant

Factory

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Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant is a factory, which is situated 390 metres northeast of Socatri.

Georges-Besse plant

Factory

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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 1 km north of Socatri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bollène and Pierrelatte.

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 5 km southeast of Socatri.

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 Socatri.