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Biblis-A, Germany

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Siemens
Owner	Rwe Power Ag
Model	PWR
Operator	Rwe Power Ag
Capacity Net	1167 MWe
Capacity Gross	1225 MWe
Capacity Thermal	3517 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 January 1970
Criticality	16 July 1974
Grid Connection	25 August 1974
Commercial Operation	26 February 1975
Shutdown	6 August 2011

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	232.78 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	63.1 %

Biblis

Biblis A and B

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	0	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	0
1974	1146	781.6	1840	0	0
1975	1146	7916.6	7231	84.8	87.7
1976	1146	5102.8	4617	50.7	52.6
1977	1089	6164.5	5970	64.6	68.2
1978	1089	7067.1	6524	74.1	74.5
1979	1089	6569	7507	68.9	85.7
1980	1146	3855	4119	38.3	46.9
1981	1146	6844.3	6288	68.2	71.8
1982	1146	8994.3	7723	89.6	88.2
1983	1146	7766	6783	77.4	77.4
1984	1146	6901	6175	68.6	70.3
1985	1146	7564.87	6797	75.4	77.6
1986	1146	6968.1	7227	69.4	82.5
1987	1146	7467.8	7154	74.4	81.7
1988	1146	5985.45	6594	59.5	75.1
1989	1146	6430.97	5904	64.1	67.4
1990	1146	5052.68	4676	50.3	53.4
1991	1146	6930.97	6778	69	77.4
1992	1146	6884.79	7024	68.4	80
1993	1146	8240.74	8558	82.1	97.7
1994	1146	7483.59	6697	74.6	76.4
1995	1167	2509.39	2655	24.8	30.3
1996	1167	4012.52	3503	39.1	39.9
1997	1167	8002.26	7648	78.3	87.3
1998	1167	10042.35	8752	98.2	99.9
1999	1167	7251.15	6865	70.9	78.4
2000	1167	5910.11	5497	57.6	62.6
2001	1167	9532.04	8334	93.2	95.1
2002	1167	6167.67	5988	60.3	68.4
2003	1167	2695.76	2406	26.4	27.5
2004	1167	9645.47	8395	94.1	95.6
2005	1167	7355.95	6489	72	74.1
2006	1167	6994.49	6190	68.4	70.7
2007	1167	0	0	0	0
2008	1167	8472.84	7783	82.6	88.6
2009	1167	1012.97	1393	9.9	15.9
2010	1167	4674.75	6093	45.7	69.6
2011	1167	2111.32	1845	35.6	36.3
2012	0	0	0	0	0
Total:		233363.2

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

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