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Pierrelatte

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Pierrelatte (pyĕrlät`), town, Drôme dept., SE France. The center of France's nuclear industry, Pierrelatte has a large uranium-producing complex. Other industries include jute weaving and the manufacture of wooden containers.
Pierrelatte 

a city in Drôme Department, France. The city has a plant that produces isotopes and concentrated uranium; the plant is situated near a dam on the Rhône River and a diversion channel.
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