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Paluel
Paluel () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A village of farming and light industry situated by the banks of the river Durdent in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D10, D68 and the D79 roads, some southwest of Dieppe. History The village owes its name to the marshes (in Latin "Palus"), in the lower valley of the Durdent. A Roman mosaic was excavated in 1849 at a place known as the Rosy. A church has existed here from 988, under the jurisdiction of the abbey at Fécamp. The manor of Janville was given to the seigneurs of Paluel by Henri III in 1582. There was a leper colony here until 1695. The commune had 638 inhabitants in 1876. The United States "Lucky Strike" army camp counted 300,000 inhabitants after the offensive against Germany during 1944/45. In 1977, EDF, the French electricity company, built a nuclear power station, with 4 reactors of 1300MW each. It covers of land within the commune. Popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paluel Nuclear Power Plant
The Nuclear power station Paluel (french: Centrale nucléaire de Paluel) lies within the French town Paluel in Normandy in the Département Seine-Maritime. The nuclear power station, which consists of four 1330 MWe class pressurized water reactors, is about 40 kilometers far away from the city of Dieppe and employs approx. 1,250 full-time workers. The operator is the French company EDF. Water from the English Channel is used for cooling. Achievement 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 possibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |