Paks-2, 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	473 MWe
Capacity Gross	500 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1485 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 August 1974
Criticality	26 August 1984
Grid Connection	6 September 1984
Commercial Operation	14 November 1984

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	87.79 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	81.3 %

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