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Calder Hall-1, United Kingdom

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	GCR
Vendor	UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Owner	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Model	MAGNOX
Operator	Magnox Electric Limited
Capacity Net	49 MWe
Capacity Gross	60 MWe
Capacity Thermal	268 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 August 1953
Criticality	1 May 1956
Grid Connection	27 August 1956
Commercial Operation	1 October 1956
Shutdown	31 March 2003

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	14.04 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	76.9 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	60	477.52	8784	90.6	100
1973	49	381.25	8760	88.8	100
1974	49	380.95	8066	88.8	92.1
1975	49	290.82	8760	67.8	100
1976	0	0	0	0	0
1977	50	208.22	0	47.5	0
1978	50	255.25	0	58.3	0
1979	50	209.75	0	47.9	0
1980	50	241.25	8784	54.9	100
1981	50	328.5	8760	75	100
1982	50	350.75	8760	80.1	100
1983	50	353	8749	80.6	99.9
1984	50	360	8784	82	100
1985	50	360.03	7888	82.2	90
1986	50	353.35	7646	80.7	87.3
1987	50	334.25	7597	76.3	86.7
1988	50	325.59	7129	74.1	81.2
1989	50	349.01	7447	79.7	85
1990	50	342.77	7453	78.3	85.1
1991	50	340.5	7513	77.7	85.8
1992	50	355.79	7570	81	86.2
1993	50	368.75	8108	84.2	92.6
1994	50	372.98	8011	85.2	91.4
1995	49	357.5	0	83.3	0
1996	49	347.28	0	80.7	0
1997	50	343.58	7567	78.4	86.4
1998	0	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0	0
2010	0	0	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0	0
Total:		8388.64

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

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