2. General principles for interfacing with the surrounding environment

2.1 Discharges and water intakes

The largest quantity of water used in a power plant is that used to cool the condenser, which can be either freshwater (river), seawater or estuary water, the prerequisite being a sufficient quantity.

Any other type available in large quantities could be used (brackish water, for example), but there are no such cases in France.

In addition to some general information, the table at 1 shows the type of cooling water used for each plant, which overlaps with the location of these plants (figure