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Hunterston-B2, United Kingdom

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	GCR
Vendor	The Nuclear Power Group (TNPG)
Owner	Edf Energy
Model	AGR
Operator	Edf Energy
Capacity Net	430 MWe
Capacity Gross	644 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1496 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 November 1967
Criticality	27 March 1977
Grid Connection	31 March 1977
Commercial Operation	31 March 1977

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	115.8 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	69.8 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	0	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	0
1977	500	1047.7	3071	31.6	46.4
1978	500	0	0	0	0
1979	500	0	0	0	0
1980	500	2544	5147	58.2	58.9
1981	500	3019.9	7219	67.8	81.1
1982	515	2706.2	5596	60.1	64
1983	520	4153	8524	91.4	97.6
1984	550	3287	6365	68.4	72.9
1985	575	4507.7	8303	89.7	95
1986	575	3616.1	6496	72	74.4
1987	575	4623.4	8710	90.3	97.8
1988	575	3115.5	5754	62	65.9
1989	575	4728	8643	94.1	98.9
1990	575	3231.25	5858	64.3	67.1
1991	575	4727.8	8707	94.1	99.7
1992	575	1969.7	3733	38.5	41.9
1993	575	4322.1	8128	86	93
1994	585	3784.72	6949	74.4	79.5
1995	585	4671.3	8315	87.9	91.6
1996	585	1276.6	2377	24.8	27.1
1997	595	4559.72	8200	87.2	93.4
1998	595	4518	8149	86.4	92.8
1999	595	4101.97	7302	78.5	83.1
2000	595	3241.62	6411	62	73
2001	595	3785	6485	72.4	73.8
2002	595	4413.06	7721	84.7	88.1
2003	595	4627.26	8381	88.8	95.7
2004	595	4238.69	7799	81.1	88.8
2005	595	3633.64	7017	69.7	80.1
2006	605	3745.99	6753	71	77.1
2007	420	1658.38	4642	40.7	53
2008	410	2240.71	6054	61.8	68.9
2009	430	3217.65	8065	86.4	92.1
2010	430	3218.67	7876	85.4	89.9
2011	430	2959.85	7211	78.6	82.3
2012	430	3635.82	8784	96.3	100
Total:		119128

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

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