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Gentilly-2, Canada

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PHWR
Vendor	Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)
Owner	Hydro Quebec
Model	CANDU 6
Operator	Hydro Quebec
Capacity Net	635 MWe
Capacity Gross	675 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2156 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 April 1974
Criticality	11 September 1982
Grid Connection	4 December 1982
Commercial Operation	1 October 1983
Shutdown	28 December 2012

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	124.22 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	76.2 %

Gentily

Hydro Quebec's Gentilly nuclear power plant in Canada. [Image: Hydro Quebec]

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1974	0	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0	0
1983	645	937.7	1580	65.8	71.6
1984	645	3426.02	6742	60.5	76.8
1985	645	3189.45	6347	56.4	72.4
1986	645	3792.14	7488	67.1	85.5
1987	640	4658.46	7654	83.1	87.4
1988	640	5283.59	8372	94	95.3
1989	640	4870.25	7722	86.9	88.2
1990	640	4080.56	7748	72.8	88.4
1991	640	3925.51	6317	70	72.1
1992	640	4701.5	7431	83.6	84.6
1993	685	4827.1	7731	80.4	88.2
1994	635	5405.46	8634	97.2	98.6
1995	635	4518.97	7229	81.2	82.5
1996	635	5241.98	8289	94	94.4
1997	635	4217.52	6901	75.8	78.8
1998	635	3825.06	6258	68.8	71.4
1999	635	3793.28	6132	68.2	70
2000	635	4886.2	7879	87.6	89.7
2001	635	4711.19	7766	84.7	88.6
2002	635	4532.29	7366	81.5	84.1
2003	635	3567.07	5833	64.1	66.6
2004	635	4875.39	7905	87.4	90
2005	635	4486.19	7329	80.6	83.7
2006	635	4595.25	7541	82.6	86.1
2007	635	4328.59	7126	77.8	81.4
2008	635	3648.41	6207	65.4	70.7
2009	635	3611.44	6039	64.9	68.9
2010	635	3490.45	5641	62.8	64.4
2011	635	3490.6	5861	62.8	66.9
2012	635	3911.56	7114	70.7	81.7
Total:		124829.18

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS
Note: "0" signifies a zero value, or no data available

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