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Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant — 70 MW Nuclear

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Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant is a 70 MW nuclear power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
70 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1962

Year online

Owner
Électricité de France

Operator

Location
48.35, -3.87

Coordinates

Insights

#159
largest in France
#416
largest Nuclear worldwide
#11,708
largest worldwide
1962
26 yrs older than avg
57
operated by Électricité de France
51
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Nuclear
Capacity
70 MW
Commissioned
1962
Status
Operational
Owner
Électricité de France
Country
France
Coordinates
48.353, -3.872
Wikipedia
Link

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,255 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
312,732 t

over ~50 yrs

Intensity
12 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,360
cars per year
834
homes per year
284,302
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant is a 70 MW nuclear facility in France, operated by Électricité de France and commissioned in 1962.

Ranked #40 of 45 nuclear plants in France, it represents 0.05% of the country’s total nuclear capacity of 131,787 MW. The largest nuclear plant in France is GRAVELINES at 5,460 MW, making Brennilis 78 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include BRENNILIS (304 MW, Oil), DIRINON (170 MW, Oil), and Dirinon Power Plant (170 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Brittany, approximately 50 km west of Quimper.

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