Placed within the French town of Paluel , Normandy , the plant provides employment to almost 1,250 people . With its capacity provided by four 1,330MW reactors , Paluel provides over 32 billion KWhs of electricity per year . Construction of the plant began in 1977 , with the first and second units being commissioned in 1985 , the third in 1986 and the fourth in the summer of the same year . The reactors use water from the English Channel as a source of coolant .

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