Paks-1, Hungary

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Skoda
Owner	Hungarian Power Companies Ltd.
Model	VVER V-213
Operator	Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd
Capacity Net	470 MWe
Capacity Gross	500 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1485 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 August 1974
Criticality	14 December 1982
Grid Connection	28 December 1982
Commercial Operation	10 August 1983

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	97.83 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	86.8 %

Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary. [Image: Paks NPP]

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