Paks-4, 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 October 1979
Criticality	9 August 1987
Grid Connection	16 August 1987
Commercial Operation	1 November 1987

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	86.94 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	89 %

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