Socatri
Socatri is a factory in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Arrondissement of Nyons, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Socatri is situated nearby to the factory Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant, as well as near the lake Le Trop Long.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant and Georges-Besse plant.
Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 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 1 km north of Socatri.
Tricastin Nuclear Site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ km north of Socatri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bollène and Pierrelatte.
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 5 km southeast of Socatri.
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 6 km north of Socatri.
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 8 km west of Socatri.
Socatri
- Type: Factory
- Category: industry
- Location: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Arrondissement of Nyons, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.32145° or 44° 19′ 17″ northLongitude
4.71818° or 4° 43′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FP68PC9+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 857693167OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=worksWikidata ID
Q3487367
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Socatri” goes by many names.
- French: “Socatri”
- French: “SOCiété Auxiliaire du TRIcastin”
- French: “usine Socatri”
- German: “Socatri”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant and Le Trop Long.
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