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Bugey-5, France
Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Operable
DETAILS
Reactor Type
Commercial Reactor
Process
PWR
Vendor
Framatome
Owner
Electricite De France
Model
CP0
Operator
Electricite De France
Capacity Net
880 MWe
Capacity Gross
917 MWe
Capacity Thermal
2785 MWt
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction
1 July 1974
Criticality
15 July 1979
Grid Connection
31 July 1979
Commercial Operation
3 January 1980
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life
181.19 TWh
Capacity Factor Life
70.2 %