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Bugey-1, France

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	GCR
Vendor	Electricite de France (EdF)
Owner	Electricite De France
Model	UNGG
Operator	Electricite De France
Capacity Net	540 MWe
Capacity Gross	555 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1954 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 December 1965
Criticality	21 March 1972
Grid Connection	15 April 1972
Commercial Operation	1 July 1972
Shutdown	27 May 1994

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	55.33 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	53.2 %

Bugey NPP

BugeyNPP [Image: Wikimedia: Jess and Peter]

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	540	1138.8	3812	39.7	61.3
1973	540	2474.6	6454	52.3	73.7
1974	540	3009.8	7245	63.6	82.7
1975	540	2771.3	6863	58.6	78.3
1976	540	3307.8	7586	69.7	86.4
1977	540	3456.5	7443	73.1	85
1978	540	2615.7	5972	55.3	68.2
1979	540	3036	6739	64.2	76.9
1980	540	4048	8279	85.3	94.2
1981	540	2886.3	6926	61	79.1
1982	540	3339	7223	70.6	82.4
1983	540	2288	5383	48.4	61.4
1984	540	2922	6849	61.6	78
1985	540	2780.7	6926	58.8	79.1
1986	540	1570.2	4528	33.2	51.7
1987	540	1849.2	5547	39.1	63.3
1988	540	2530.6	6593	53.4	75.1
1989	540	1779.41	4816	37.6	55
1990	540	2006.88	5497	42.4	62.8
1991	540	1353.75	3704	28.6	42.3
1992	540	1144.42	3660	24.1	41.7
1993	540	1567.37	4200	33.1	48
1994	540	1458.42	3463	74.5	95.6
1995	0	0	0	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0	0
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:		55334.75

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

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