Paluel Nuclear Power Plant

The installed total output of 5.528 GW makes it one of the largest nuclear power stations in France. By electrical output it is second place in France and seventh place worldwide. It feeds on average 32 billion kilowatt-hours into the public electricity grid every year. ==Safety==

In the past, there were problems with the cooling of the plant due to blockage of cooling water from the English Channel, which caused an automatic reactor trip. The blockage was caused in part by seasonally-present macroalgae, and EDF is pursuing possible solutions to prevent its recurrence with Gunderboom, Inc. In April 2016 a 450-tonne steam generator crashed onto the reactor floor during the decennial maintenance outage of Paluel 2. Paluel 2 had gone offline in May 2015, and the incident delayed its restart until July 2018 after replacement of the steam generator and full testing of concrete damages. ==Reactors==