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Paluel-1, France

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Framatome
Owner	Electricite De France
Model	P4 REP 1300
Operator	Electricite De France
Capacity Net	1330 MWe
Capacity Gross	1382 MWe
Capacity Thermal	3817 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	15 August 1977
Criticality	13 May 1984
Grid Connection	22 June 1984
Commercial Operation	1 December 1985

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	229.74 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	71.2 %

The Paleul nuclear power plant in France. [Image: Areva]

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
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	0	0	0	0	0
1984	1290	1805	2608	0	0
1985	1290	4685.8	4104	98.7	98.2
1986	1290	5169.7	4455	45.8	50.9
1987	1330	8184.8	6527	70.2	74.5
1988	1330	9291	7332	79.5	83.5
1989	1330	7902.78	6567	67.8	75
1990	1330	7323.87	6288	62.9	71.8
1991	1330	7159.94	5987	61.4	68.3
1992	1330	8640.41	6858	74	78.1
1993	1330	8068.09	6906	69.2	78.8
1994	1330	6549.93	5790	56.2	66.1
1995	1330	8768.17	7292	75.3	83.2
1996	1330	5483.15	4763	46.9	54.2
1997	1330	9019.66	7537	77.4	86
1998	1330	9718.11	8132	83.4	92.8
1999	1330	8181.87	6938	70.2	79.2
2000	1330	9088.99	7533	77.8	85.8
2001	1330	9752.15	8382	83.7	95.7
2002	1330	7153.91	6081	61.4	69.4
2003	1330	8526.18	6882	73.2	78.6
2004	1330	8596.32	7103	73.6	80.9
2005	1330	10565.55	8654	90.7	98.8
2006	1330	7437.7	6133	63.8	70
2007	1330	8135.11	6641	69.8	75.8
2008	1330	9808.67	8116	84	92.4
2009	1330	7469.32	6108	64.1	69.7
2010	1330	8295.24	6661	71.2	76
2011	1330	10184.08	8349	87.4	95.3
2012	1330	9140.88	7351	78.2	83.7
Total:		230106.38

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

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