Marcoule Nuclear Site

France / Languedoc-Roussillon / Codolet /
 nuclear power plant, nuclear research centre
Operational since 1956, Marcoule is a gigantic site exploited by the atomic energy organization Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA) and Areva NC. The 1st industrial and military plutonium experiments took place at Marcoule. Diversification of the site was started in the 1970s with the creation of the Phénix prototype fast breeder reactor, and is nowadays an important site for decommissioning nuclear facilities activities.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcoule_Nuclear_Site
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Coordinates:   44°8'40"N   4°42'16"E
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