Nuclear Plant Tihange

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Nuclear Plant Tihange, along with Nuclear Plant Doel, is one of the two large-scale nuclear power plants in Belgium. It is located on the right bank of the Meuse River in the Belgian deelgemeente of Tihange, part of Huy municipality in the Walloonian province of Liège. The primary stakeholder in the plant is the Belgian energy company Electrabel.

Contents 1 Reactors 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Reactors

The plant has three pressurized water reactors, with a total capacity of 2985 MW_e and makes up 52% of the total Belgian nuclear generating capacity.^[1] Its units are rated as follows:

• Tihange 1: 962 MW_e
• Tihange 2: 1008 MW_e
• Tihange 3: 1015 MW_e

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Nuclear Plant Doel

[edit] External links

• Electrabel site about Nuclear Plant Tihange

Coordinates: 50°32′04.66″N 5°16′21.12″E / 50.5346278°N 5.2725333°E / 50.5346278; 5.2725333