The Civaux Nuclear Power Plant is located in the commune of Civaux (Vienne) at the edge of Vienne River between Confolens (55 km upstream) and Chauvigny (16 km downstream), and 34 km south-east of Poitiers.

Civaux Nuclear Power Plant has two operating units that were the precursors to the European Pressurized Reactor, being the "N4 stage". Designed for a net power output of 1450 MWe per unit, power was uprated to 1495 MWe in 2003. Water from the Vienne River is used for cooling.

As of 2004, 692 people work at the plant, with 12.9% women.

On May 12, 1998 there was a leak on an elbow in a pipe of the RCS. Water leaked out at the rate of 30 cubic meters per hour. It was classified as 2 on the INES scale.

REACTORS

Unit Type Net power Total power Commercial operation
CIVAUX-1 PWR 1495 MW 1561 MW 2002/01/29
CIVAUX-2 PWR 1495 MW 1561 MW 2002/04/23
Civaux Nuclear Power Plant
Official name Centrale Nucléaire de Civaux
Country France
Locale Civaux (Vienne)
Coordinates 46°27′24″N 0°39′10″E / 46.45667°N 0.65278°E / 46.45667; 0.65278 / 46.45667; 0.65278
Status Operational
Construction began 1988
Commission date 2002
Operator(s) EDF
Constructor(s) Bouygues

Reactor information
Reactors operational 2 x 1561 MW
Reactor type(s) PWR
Reactor supplier(s) Framatome

Turbine information
Manufacturer(s) Alstom

Power generation information
Installed capacity 3,122 MW
Annual generation 21,458 GW·h
Net generation 130,417 GW·h