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Sizewell-A1, United Kingdom

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	GCR
Vendor	EE/BW/TW
Owner	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Model	MAGNOX
Operator	Magnox Electric Limited
Capacity Net	210 MWe
Capacity Gross	245 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1010 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 April 1961
Criticality	1 June 1965
Grid Connection	21 January 1966
Commercial Operation	25 March 1966
Shutdown	31 December 2006

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	56.78 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	74.7 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	245	1632.7	0	75.9	0
1973	210	1455.15	7975	79.3	91.3
1974	210	1558	8719	84.9	99.8
1975	210	1712	8675	93.3	99.3
1976	210	1701.5	8904	91	100
1977	210	1662	8736	90.6	100
1978	210	1686	8736	91.9	100
1979	210	1655	8736	90.2	100
1980	210	1396	8694	76.1	99.5
1981	210	1065.5	8735	57	98.1
1982	210	944.5	8659	51.5	99.1
1983	210	1575.5	8736	85.9	100
1984	210	922.5	7256	50.3	83.1
1985	210	1344.41	8691	73.3	99.5
1986	210	995.27	8660	54.2	99.1
1987	210	1379.98	8904	73.8	100
1988	210	1336.28	8530	72.8	97.6
1989	210	1297.52	8433	70.7	96.5
1990	210	1345.86	8016	73.4	91.8
1991	210	1373.18	8655	74.8	99.1
1992	210	1133.39	8077	60.6	90.7
1993	210	1511.71	8730	82.4	99.9
1994	210	1687.87	8125	92	93
1995	210	1555.76	7640	84.6	87.2
1996	210	415.04	2233	22.5	25.4
1997	210	1743.7	8350	94.8	95.3
1998	210	1208.39	5818	65.7	66.4
1999	210	1238.35	6488	67.3	74.1
2000	210	949.4	4464	51.5	50.8
2001	210	1783.29	8339	96.9	95.2
2002	210	1335.48	6239	72.6	71.2
2003	210	1834.66	8379	99.7	95.6
2004	210	526.52	2507	28.5	28.5
2005	210	1730.83	8760	94.1	100
2006	210	1645.11	7982	89.7	91.4
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:		48338.35

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

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