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Tihange-2, Belgium

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Framaceco (Framatome; ACEC; Cockerill)
Owner	Electrabel M. V. Nucleaire Produktie
Model	WE 3-loops
Operator	Electrabel M. V. Nucleaire Produktie
Capacity Net	1008 MWe
Capacity Gross	1055 MWe
Capacity Thermal	3064 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 April 1976
Criticality	5 October 1982
Grid Connection	13 October 1982
Commercial Operation	1 June 1983

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	215.79 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	86.7 %

The Tihange nuclear power plant in Belgium. [Image: Areva]

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
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	900	217.98	577	0	0
1983	901	5507	6373	86.9	89.8
1984	901	6856	7693	86.6	87.6
1985	900	6636	7890	84.2	90.1
1986	900	6189	7509	78.5	85.7
1987	900	6584	7477	83.5	85.4
1988	900	6966	7992	88.1	91
1989	901	6663	7728	84.4	88.2
1990	901	6919	7827	87.7	89.4
1991	901	6850	7790	86.8	88.9
1992	901	6746	7912	85.2	90.1
1993	901	6555	7507	83	85.7
1994	894	7585	8501	96.8	97
1995	930	6849	7697	84.9	87.9
1996	955	7253	7810	87.5	88.9
1997	960	6854	7241	81.5	82.7
1998	960	7664	8015	91.1	91.5
1999	960	8111	8380	96.4	95.7
2000	960	7481	7901	88.7	90
2001	960	6976	7137	83	81.5
2002	1008	7833.39	7821	88.7	89.3
2003	1008	7600.97	7589	86.1	86.6
2004	1008	8517.32	8478	96.2	96.5
2005	1008	7890.01	7929	89.4	90.5
2006	1008	7219.32	7348	81.8	83.9
2007	1008	8751.57	8760	99.1	100
2008	1008	7129.35	7165	80.5	81.6
2009	1008	7732.29	7664	87.6	87.5
2010	1008	8823.79	8726	99.9	99.6
2011	1008	7322.51	7345	82.9	83.8
2012	1008	5506.11	5475	62.2	62.3
Total:		215788.61

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

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