Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | PWR |
| Owner | RWE Power AG |
| Operator | RWE Power AG |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 February 1972 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 25 March 1976 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 25 April 1976 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 31 January 1977 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Saturday, 6 August 2011 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1240 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1300 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3733 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1178 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1178 | 1027 | 705.70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 1178 | 7490 | 8017.20 | 85.60 | 78.50 | 78.50 | 77.40 | 77.40 |
| 1978 | 1178 | 6015 | 5658.00 | 68.70 | 55.30 | 66.40 | 54.80 | 65.60 |
| 1979 | 1178 | 7254 | 6026.00 | 82.80 | 77.90 | 70.40 | 58.40 | 63.10 |
| 1980 | 1240 | 5761 | 5592.00 | 65.60 | 57.80 | 67.00 | 51.30 | 60.00 |
| 1981 | 1240 | 6804 | 8105.60 | 77.70 | 75.40 | 68.80 | 74.60 | 63.10 |
| 1982 | 1240 | 7681 | 9196.00 | 87.70 | 85.50 | 71.70 | 84.70 | 66.80 |
| 1983 | 1240 | 5360 | 6490.00 | 61.20 | 60.60 | 70.00 | 59.80 | 65.80 |
| 1984 | 1240 | 7338 | 8216.00 | 83.50 | 77.60 | 71.00 | 75.40 | 67.00 |
| 1985 | 1240 | 6918 | 7780.21 | 79.00 | 75.30 | 71.50 | 71.60 | 67.50 |
| 1986 | 1240 | 6370 | 6722.62 | 72.70 | 68.20 | 71.20 | 61.90 | 67.00 |
| 1987 | 1240 | 7273 | 5622.99 | 83.00 | 76.20 | 71.60 | 51.80 | 65.50 |
| 1988 | 1240 | 6593 | 5591.76 | 75.10 | 74.80 | 71.90 | 51.30 | 64.30 |
| 1989 | 1240 | 4807 | 5165.80 | 54.90 | 53.60 | 70.50 | 47.60 | 63.00 |
| 1990 | 1240 | 8631 | 9100.10 | 98.50 | 90.00 | 71.90 | 83.80 | 64.50 |
| 1991 | 1240 | 3626 | 3917.76 | 41.40 | 39.30 | 69.70 | 36.10 | 62.60 |
| 1992 | 1240 | 7184 | 7630.50 | 81.80 | 81.50 | 70.40 | 70.00 | 63.10 |
| 1993 | 1240 | 7368 | 7441.76 | 84.10 | 83.80 | 71.20 | 68.50 | 63.40 |
| 1994 | 1240 | 7468 | 7973.79 | 85.20 | 84.90 | 72.00 | 73.40 | 64.00 |
| 1995 | 1240 | 6603 | 7854.23 | 75.40 | 75.40 | 72.20 | 72.30 | 64.40 |
| 1996 | 1240 | 6762 | 7857.36 | 77.00 | 80.10 | 72.60 | 72.10 | 64.80 |
| 1997 | 1240 | 7560 | 8469.43 | 86.30 | 85.90 | 73.20 | 78.00 | 65.40 |
| 1998 | 1240 | 7409 | 8182.07 | 84.60 | 84.40 | 73.70 | 75.30 | 65.90 |
| 1999 | 1240 | 7474 | 8707.40 | 85.30 | 85.00 | 74.20 | 80.20 | 66.50 |
| 2000 | 1240 | 7950 | 8295.68 | 90.50 | 89.20 | 74.80 | 76.20 | 66.90 |
| 2001 | 1240 | 6470 | 7442.24 | 73.90 | 73.80 | 74.80 | 68.50 | 67.00 |
| 2002 | 1240 | 8371 | 10173.60 | 95.60 | 95.20 | 75.60 | 93.70 | 68.00 |
| 2003 | 1240 | 6630 | 7792.04 | 75.70 | 75.30 | 75.60 | 71.70 | 68.20 |
| 2004 | 1240 | 7309 | 8768.39 | 83.20 | 82.50 | 75.80 | 80.50 | 68.60 |
| 2005 | 1240 | 6014 | 6892.46 | 68.60 | 64.00 | 75.40 | 63.40 | 68.40 |
| 2006 | 1240 | 6929 | 8312.14 | 79.10 | 77.90 | 75.50 | 76.50 | 68.70 |
| 2007 | 1240 | 731 | 885.24 | 8.30 | 8.20 | 73.30 | 8.20 | 66.70 |
| 2008 | 1240 | 8766 | 10367.97 | 99.80 | 96.10 | 74.00 | 95.20 | 67.60 |
| 2009 | 1240 | 1513 | 1511.33 | 17.30 | 14.10 | 72.20 | 13.90 | 66.00 |
| 2010 | 1240 | 8138 | 9737.54 | 92.90 | 90.40 | 72.80 | 89.60 | 66.70 |
| 2011 | 1240 | 1342 | 1640.98 | 26.40 | 59.30 | 72.50 | 26.00 | 66.00 |