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Tricastin-4, France

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Framatome
Owner	Electricite De France
Model	CP1
Operator	Electricite De France
Capacity Net	915 MWe
Capacity Gross	955 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2785 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 May 1975
Criticality	31 May 1981
Grid Connection	12 June 1981
Commercial Operation	1 November 1981

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	186.93 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	74.4 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1975	0	0	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	0
1981	920	2480	3883	95.3	99.9
1982	915	5470.5	6311	68.2	72
1983	915	6170	7386	77	84.3
1984	915	5446	7587	67.8	86.4
1985	915	6161.7	7816	76.9	89.2
1986	915	5873.9	7568	73.3	86.4
1987	915	5725.7	7257	71.4	82.8
1988	915	3770	4772	46.9	54.3
1989	915	5729.11	7335	71.5	83.7
1990	915	5201.58	7329	64.9	83.7
1991	915	5742.81	6838	71.6	78.1
1992	915	6459.26	7968	80.4	90.7
1993	915	5302.81	6842	66.2	78.1
1994	915	5952.97	7049	74.3	80.5
1995	915	6208.92	7562	77.5	86.3
1996	915	6700.35	7774	83.4	88.5
1997	915	6488.77	7595	81	86.7
1998	915	5912.98	7138	73.8	81.5
1999	915	5887.87	7158	73.5	81.7
2000	915	5780.25	6873	71.9	78.2
2001	915	6036.95	7138	75.3	81.5
2002	880	6260.6	7168	81.2	81.8
2003	915	6387.89	7399	79.7	84.5
2004	915	4724.06	5359	58.8	61
2005	915	6501.37	7728	81.1	88.2
2006	915	6410.44	7412	80	84.6
2007	915	7046.97	8096	87.9	92.4
2008	915	6016.61	6867	74.9	78.2
2009	915	6536.71	7630	81.6	87.1
2010	915	6263.83	7275	78.2	83
2011	915	6477.78	7589	80.8	86.6
2012	915	5937.33	7062	73.9	80.4
Total:		187066.02

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

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