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Dungeness-A2, United Kingdom

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	GCR
Vendor	The Nuclear Power Group (TNPG)
Owner	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Model	MAGNOX
Operator	Magnox Electric Limited
Capacity Net	225 MWe
Capacity Gross	230 MWe
Capacity Thermal	840 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 July 1960
Criticality	1 September 1965
Grid Connection	1 November 1965
Commercial Operation	30 December 1965
Shutdown	31 December 2006

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	60.66 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	74.9 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	285	1709.45	8736	68.7	100
1973	205	1605.5	8736	89.6	100
1974	205	1687	8672	94.2	99.3
1975	205	1648.5	8736	92	100
1976	205	1530.5	8867	83.8	99.6
1977	205	1409.5	8736	78.7	100
1978	205	1333.5	8731	74.5	99.9
1979	205	584.5	6905	32.6	79
1980	205	34.5	540	1.9	6.2
1981	205	60	840	3.3	9.4
1982	205	1295	8666	72.3	99.2
1983	205	1481	8736	82.7	100
1984	205	1457	8736	81.4	100
1985	212	1668.17	8716	90.1	99.8
1986	212	1313.18	8678	70.9	99.3
1987	212	1527.39	8796	80.9	98.8
1988	212	1042.38	8568	56.3	98.1
1989	212	1101.5	8736	59.5	100
1990	212	1497.66	8711	80.9	99.7
1991	212	1600.2	8695	86.4	99.5
1992	220	1872.83	8905	98.2	100
1993	220	1609.69	8697	83.8	99.6
1994	220	1770.33	8101	92.1	92.7
1995	220	1514.04	6908	78.6	78.9
1996	220	1496.68	6725	77.4	76.6
1997	220	1723.87	7736	89.4	88.3
1998	225	1888.98	8647	95.8	98.7
1999	225	1604.54	7591	81.4	86.7
2000	225	1574.75	7859	79.7	89.5
2001	225	1462.72	7162	74.2	81.8
2002	225	1732.79	8349	87.9	95.3
2003	225	1279.73	6196	64.9	70.7
2004	225	1674.57	8280	84.7	94.3
2005	225	1216.73	6589	61.7	75.2
2006	225	1824.63	8671	92.6	99
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:		49833.31

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

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