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Major accident in one of the four reactors of Cattenom NPP (4 × 3817 MWth)

Possible impact on the inhabitants of :

Nancy (81 km) FRA

Maps of Individual committed effective doses received by inhabitants during the passage of the radioactive cloud (inhalation):
1° Each row of the table represents a different meteorological situation.
2° The hyperlink enables access to the related map.
Maps visible with free Google Earth software! Alternatively, after downloading a map file in KML format, go to google.com/earth/, launch Google Earth, click on "project" then on "open"!
Rank, NPP code, date mSv
1        CAT_2017-11-14 600.83
2        CAT_2018-01-27 369.88
3        CAT_2017-11-17 365.99
4        CAT_2018-08-18 321.67
5        CAT_2021-06-10 285.38
6        CAT_2021-06-24 240.98
7        CAT_2017-04-06 213.14
8        CAT_2021-03-17 206.76
9        CAT_2017-09-02 191.34
10        CAT_2018-06-13 185.22
11        CAT_2017-03-10 174.00
12        CAT_2017-03-14 172.89
13        CAT_2017-06-17 165.19
14        CAT_2021-10-13 160.96
15        CAT_2018-06-22 152.49
16        CAT_2020-05-19 151.76
17        CAT_2021-04-30 151.53
18        CAT_2020-07-11 151.09
19        CAT_2018-08-02 145.39
20        CAT_2021-03-05 134.58
21        CAT_2020-05-18 122.34
22        CAT_2020-05-25 118.25
23        CAT_2018-08-04 115.68
24        CAT_2018-06-09 113.89
25        CAT_2021-03-22 112.52
26        CAT_2021-07-16 110.70
27        CAT_2017-04-11 106.06
28        CAT_2017-04-07 92.25
29        CAT_2020-07-17 90.90
30        CAT_2018-02-04 88.57
31        CAT_2017-04-04 80.74
32        CAT_2021-08-27 76.18
33        CAT_2017-03-15 75.06
34        CAT_2018-08-19 74.21
35        CAT_2017-07-17 70.84
36        CAT_2020-06-08 70.81
37        CAT_2021-11-08 70.45
38        CAT_2018-05-14 69.54
39        CAT_2021-06-15 69.39
40        CAT_2018-08-17 67.21
41        CAT_2017-04-23 63.71
42        CAT_2021-06-08 61.77
43        CAT_2018-07-12 61.64
44        CAT_2018-05-03 59.85
45        CAT_2017-02-06 59.49
46        CAT_2021-08-30 56.51
47        CAT_2018-02-08 56.25
48        CAT_2021-06-09 54.77
49        CAT_2017-10-30 54.28
50        CAT_2020-01-05 53.97
51        CAT_2017-06-20 53.55
52        CAT_2017-04-27 51.48
53        CAT_2020-09-16 45.85
54        CAT_2018-09-04 45.77
55        CAT_2018-03-26 44.97
56        CAT_2021-10-07 42.07
57        CAT_2017-06-13 41.91
58        CAT_2021-10-11 41.08
59        CAT_2017-12-19 37.04
60        CAT_2021-01-14 36.08
61        CAT_2017-11-12 35.12
62        CAT_2020-08-04 35.10
63        CAT_2021-12-14 34.71
64        CAT_2017-11-16 34.40
65        CAT_2018-04-21 34.03
66        CAT_2018-08-21 31.99
67        CAT_2018-06-24 29.55
68        CAT_2017-09-22 29.03
69        CAT_2017-05-15 28.95
70        CAT_2020-07-20 28.25
71        CAT_2018-06-20 27.45
72        CAT_2021-06-23 26.39
73        CAT_2017-04-02 25.03
74        CAT_2018-07-14 24.40
75        CAT_2020-11-20 24.39
76        CAT_2018-09-24 24.00
77        CAT_2018-09-13 22.69
78        CAT_2017-06-21 22.54
79        CAT_2018-10-07 22.11
80        CAT_2018-07-16 19.84
81        CAT_2021-06-11 19.82
82        CAT_2018-05-17 19.17
83        CAT_2017-09-01 19.10
84        CAT_2021-06-06 18.36
85        CAT_2020-07-07 17.10
86        CAT_2018-07-19 16.39
87        CAT_2018-04-09 15.56
88        CAT_2018-09-14 15.56
89        CAT_2017-01-24 15.55
90        CAT_2017-08-10 15.43
91        CAT_2020-01-19 15.41
92        CAT_2021-09-12 14.94
93        CAT_2018-05-28 13.98
94        CAT_2017-08-27 12.65
95        CAT_2020-08-31 12.31
96        CAT_2018-09-05 11.93
97        CAT_2020-12-08 11.65
98        CAT_2020-12-02 11.62
99        CAT_2021-03-18 11.21
100        CAT_2018-09-15 10.97
101        CAT_2020-12-01 10.70
102        CAT_2018-11-02 10.27
103        CAT_2020-10-12 10.05
104        CAT_2020-07-21 9.71
105        CAT_2021-06-25 9.17
106        CAT_2020-07-18 9.15
107        CAT_2017-05-24 8.45
108        CAT_2020-07-23 8.28
109        CAT_2020-09-20 8.08
110        CAT_2021-04-19 8.00
111        CAT_2018-09-30 7.66
112        CAT_2017-05-02 7.60
113        CAT_2020-04-09 7.60
114        CAT_2020-09-02 7.60
115        CAT_2021-02-07 7.56
116        CAT_2018-04-16 7.54
117        CAT_2021-08-29 7.54
118        CAT_2021-11-19 7.36
119        CAT_2021-01-03 7.24
120        CAT_2020-04-12 7.17
121        CAT_2018-05-22 7.08
122        CAT_2018-05-09 6.68
123        CAT_2020-05-10 6.28
124        CAT_2020-08-30 6.14
125        CAT_2020-04-23 6.04
126        CAT_2018-06-15 5.95
127        CAT_2021-10-23 5.83
128        CAT_2021-03-23 5.66
129        CAT_2017-05-31 5.53
130        CAT_2020-05-16 5.46
131        CAT_2018-12-29 5.45
132        CAT_2018-07-18 5.41
133        CAT_2017-10-31 5.36
134        CAT_2021-02-09 5.24
135        CAT_2018-07-15 5.05
136        CAT_2020-12-31 4.91
137        CAT_2018-06-02 4.78
138        CAT_2017-06-19 4.69
139        CAT_2020-05-21 4.67
140        CAT_2020-04-08 4.46
141        CAT_2021-08-23 4.42
142        CAT_2020-04-25 4.28
143        CAT_2018-07-08 4.27
144        CAT_2021-04-01 4.26
145        CAT_2020-04-26 4.19
146        CAT_2021-10-16 4.18
147        CAT_2017-06-05 4.11
148        CAT_2018-02-16 4.07
149        CAT_2018-08-05 3.96
150        CAT_2017-07-13 3.91
151        CAT_2020-09-11 3.87
152        CAT_2021-08-20 3.82
153        CAT_2020-07-29 3.61
154        CAT_2017-02-05 3.54
155        CAT_2018-12-27 3.46
156        CAT_2020-09-15 3.41
157        CAT_2021-04-18 3.40
158        CAT_2020-08-08 3.34
159        CAT_2021-11-21 3.31
160        CAT_2017-02-18 3.23
161        CAT_2020-06-02 3.09
162        CAT_2021-07-17 3.08
163        CAT_2018-07-02 2.97
164        CAT_2017-05-04 2.90
165        CAT_2017-08-06 2.89
166        CAT_2020-03-05 2.78
167        CAT_2017-07-15 2.74
168        CAT_2018-05-15 2.57
169        CAT_2018-07-13 2.48
170        CAT_2018-06-07 2.45
171        CAT_2020-09-21 2.43
172        CAT_2021-06-22 2.34
173        CAT_2017-08-09 2.32
174        CAT_2018-07-31 2.30
175        CAT_2018-06-19 2.28
176        CAT_2020-09-06 2.24
177        CAT_2018-07-22 2.22
178        CAT_2017-02-14 2.20
179        CAT_2018-08-01 2.12
180        CAT_2020-11-04 2.05
181        CAT_2020-04-03 2.03
182        CAT_2021-04-27 2.03
183        CAT_2018-02-03 1.89
184        CAT_2021-01-30 1.87
185        CAT_2021-07-12 1.86
186        CAT_2020-07-22 1.85
187        CAT_2020-07-13 1.84
188        CAT_2017-05-06 1.80
189        CAT_2018-06-08 1.80
190        CAT_2018-03-16 1.79
191        CAT_2018-07-25 1.76
192        CAT_2021-07-14 1.76
193        CAT_2021-01-31 1.66
194        CAT_2018-05-08 1.64
195        CAT_2021-09-22 1.63
196        CAT_2018-10-29 1.62
197        CAT_2018-03-01 1.57
198        CAT_2018-08-16 1.55
199        CAT_2020-07-14 1.52
200        CAT_2018-07-20 1.42
201        CAT_2017-05-20 1.36
202        CAT_2017-11-15 1.33
203        CAT_2018-05-10 1.30
204        CAT_2021-07-24 1.30
205        CAT_2018-04-20 1.24
206        CAT_2017-08-28 1.22
207        CAT_2018-01-26 1.19
208        CAT_2018-04-08 1.18
209        CAT_2021-06-07 1.12
210        CAT_2021-11-03 1.12
211        CAT_2020-12-09 1.11
212        CAT_2021-12-10 1.11
213        CAT_2020-05-03 1.02
214        CAT_2020-09-10 1.02
215        CAT_2021-02-05 1.01
216        CAT_2021-02-08 1.01
217        CAT_2021-10-06 1.01
218        CAT_2018-06-06 0.99
219        CAT_2017-04-28 0.97
220        CAT_2020-03-18 0.97
221        CAT_2020-04-18 0.92
222        CAT_2020-04-22 0.90
223        CAT_2021-10-05 0.89
224        CAT_2017-08-21 0.88
225        CAT_2020-10-02 0.82
226        CAT_2021-12-13 0.76
227        CAT_2021-11-20 0.71
228        CAT_2018-08-28 0.70
229        CAT_2017-12-11 0.59
230        CAT_2020-04-17 0.58
231        CAT_2020-09-07 0.58
232        CAT_2021-09-16 0.54
233        CAT_2020-06-10 0.52
234        CAT_2017-07-09 0.51
235        CAT_2020-11-30 0.49
236        CAT_2020-04-01 0.48
237        CAT_2017-01-08 0.47
238        CAT_2018-10-15 0.45
239        CAT_2021-03-09 0.38
240        CAT_2018-09-26 0.37
241        CAT_2018-06-05 0.33
242        CAT_2017-07-08 0.30
243        CAT_2020-03-19 0.24
244        CAT_2020-05-20 0.24
245        CAT_2017-06-01 0.07
246        CAT_2017-01-01 0.00
247        CAT_2017-01-02 0.00
248        CAT_2017-01-03 0.00
249        CAT_2017-01-04 0.00


  See additional explanation after the below links
The first 8 localities are placed according to 8 cardinal points at about 30 km from Cattenom, the following localities are ranked according to the severity of the health impact in decreasing order: Junglinster →N (LUX)         Fisch →NE (DEU)         Mechern →E (DEU)         Ottonville →SE (FRA)         Metz →S (FRA)         Valleroy →SW (FRA)         Ville‑au‑Montois →W (FRA)         Hivange →NW (LUX)         Esch‑sur‑Alzette (LUX)         Luxembourg (LUX)         Differdange (LUX)         Merzig (DEU)         Saarlouis (DEU)         Verdun (FRA)         Saarbrücken (DEU)         Nancy (FRA)         Koblenz (DEU)         Reims (FRA)         Liège (BEL)         Mannheim (DEU)         Maubeuge (FRA)         Namur (BEL)         Mons (BEL)         Strasbourg (FRA)         Charleroi (BEL)         Aachen (DEU)         Laon (FRA)         Troyes (FRA)         Château‑Thierry (FRA)         Maastricht (NLD)         Heidelberg (DEU)         Coulommiers (FRA)         Köln (DEU)         Valenciennes (FRA)         Épinal (FRA)         Soissons (FRA)         Romilly‑sur‑Seine (FRA)         Frankfurt am Main (DEU)         Colmar (FRA)         Provins (FRA)         Brussel (BEL)         Cambrai (FRA)         Saint‑Quentin (FRA)         Heilbronn (DEU)         Besançon (FRA)         Melun (FRA)         Pforzheim (DEU)         Compiègne (FRA)         Creil (FRA)         Stuttgart (DEU)         Lille (FRA)         Auxerre (FRA)         Gent (BEL)         Montdidier (FRA)         Sens (FRA)         Paris (FRA)         Freiburg im Breisgau (DEU)         Kortrijk (BEL)         Eindhoven (NLD)         Dijon (FRA)         Béthune (FRA)         Brugge (BEL)         Düsseldorf (DEU)         Fribourg (CHE)         Antwerpen (BEL)         Amiens (FRA)         Mulhouse (FRA)         Tilburg (NLD)         Dortmund (DEU)         Münster (DEU)         Ulm (DEU)         Beauvais (FRA)         Bielefeld (DEU)         Chartres (FRA)         Villach (AUT)         Oostende (BEL)         Hannover (DEU)         Utrecht (NLD)         Graz (AUT)         Duisburg (DEU)        

Potential impact of the cloud (inhalation) on the following areas: Europe (51 countries)         France         Germany & Austria         Luxembourg         Belgium & Netherlands         Italy         Switzerland         Spain


ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION ON THE TABLE
1° The radioactivity comes from the passage of the cloud in the hours following an accident;
2° The above individual doses do not include soil irradiation or ingestion of contaminated food after the passage of the cloud;
3° These figures are estimates;
4° SEE COMMENTARY ON LOW AND HIGH DOSES.

5° The calculations are not derived using the map in the illustration, but from another map – of the same format as the one for download on our website to study deposition – which explains some discrepancies between the figure and its illustration.
6° The analysis of the 11 situations producing the maximum fallout allows us to establish the highest risk for a given city, i.e., the consequences of weather situations occurring in 1% of the cases.
7° The above data allow for the identification of the meteorological conditions that would have the worst impact on the area in question, as well as those that would keep radioactivity away. In the event of a major accident at the nuclear power plant concerned, a quick comparison of this analysis with the then prevailing meteorological conditions could be very useful to act as decentralized as possible; local authorities could keep these analyses as ready references to better and more rapidly deploy population protection strategies.

See the details of the radioactive release taken into account for this plant (pdf)

Wikimedia map with modifications
Towns in the vicinity of Cattenom


Wikimedia map with modifications
The geographical location of Cattenom


Photo cropped from the work of Stefan Kühn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cattenom, France, pressurized water reactor (PWR), 4 × 3817 megawatts thermal (MWth)


The following maps give a brief overview of different situations and zoom function possibilities when maps are opened with Google Earth. They were generated with NOAA Hysplit software.
Cattenom (3817 MWth): 72h simulation starting on 02-01-2020
Cattenom (3817 MWth): 72h simulation starting on 17-06-2020
Cattenom (3817 MWth): 72h simulation starting on 29-11-2020