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Ringhals-1, Sweden

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	BWR
Vendor	Asea Atom
Owner	Ringhals Ab
Model	BWR
Operator	Ringhals Ab
Capacity Net	878 MWe
Capacity Gross	910 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2540 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 February 1969
Criticality	20 August 1973
Grid Connection	14 October 1974
Commercial Operation	1 January 1976

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	174.37 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	66.7 %

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	762	71.7	675	0	0
1975	760	1133.2	2917	0	0
1976	760	2164.6	4269	32.4	48.6
1977	760	3531.2	6095	53	69.6
1978	750	4153.1	6099	63.2	69.6
1979	750	3868.2	6070	58.9	69.3
1980	750	4433.8	6362	67.3	72.4
1981	750	4059.4	6285	61.8	71.8
1982	750	4687.5	7162	71.4	81.8
1983	750	3265	5372	49.7	61.3
1984	750	4917.65	7382	74.6	84
1985	750	5168.85	7832	78.7	89.4
1986	750	4470.5	7203	68	82.2
1987	750	4872.69	7878	74.2	89.9
1988	750	4694.74	7338	71.3	83.5
1989	750	4855.3	7963	73.4	90.9
1990	795	4525.62	7918	65	90.4
1991	795	5638.95	8034	81	91.7
1992	795	3383.79	4938	48.5	56.2
1993	795	3996.35	6575	57.4	75.1
1994	795	5389.23	7189	77.4	82.1
1995	826	5666.97	7697	78.3	87.9
1996	837	6490.9	8008	88.7	91.2
1997	830	2035.58	2663	28	30.4
1998	830	5601.63	7605	77	86.8
1999	825	4930.37	6500	68.2	74.2
2000	825	3239.66	4659	44.7	53
2001	825	5835	7814	80.7	89.2
2002	830	5956.16	7667	81.9	87.5
2003	830	5104.28	6269	70.2	71.6
2004	830	6523.07	7974	89.5	90.8
2005	830	6064.85	7452	83.4	85.1
2006	843	6518.82	7982	88.3	91.1
2007	843	5963.38	7275	80.8	83
2008	856	4552.73	5480	60.6	62.4
2009	856	1314.31	1639	17.5	18.7
2010	855	3587.63	4518	47.9	51.6
2011	854	5971.23	7377	79.8	84.2
2012	865	5529.58	7322	72.8	83.4
Total:		174167.52

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

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