Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP0 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 1 July 1974 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 15 July 1979 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 31 July 1979 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 3 January 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 880 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 917 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 900 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 900 | 2337 | 1260.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 900 | 8050 | 6589.00 | 91.60 | 84.50 | 84.50 | 83.40 | 83.40 |
| 1981 | 900 | 6061 | 4869.30 | 69.20 | 62.80 | 73.60 | 61.80 | 72.60 |
| 1982 | 900 | 6956 | 5738.50 | 79.40 | 76.40 | 74.60 | 72.80 | 72.60 |
| 1983 | 900 | 6649 | 5578.00 | 75.90 | 73.90 | 74.40 | 70.80 | 72.20 |
| 1984 | 900 | 6884 | 5778.00 | 78.40 | 74.10 | 74.30 | 73.10 | 72.40 |
| 1985 | 900 | 7314 | 6079.70 | 83.50 | 80.50 | 75.40 | 77.10 | 73.20 |
| 1986 | 900 | 6493 | 5465.50 | 74.10 | 75.50 | 75.40 | 69.30 | 72.60 |
| 1987 | 900 | 6044 | 5015.90 | 69.00 | 66.60 | 74.30 | 63.60 | 71.50 |
| 1988 | 900 | 6465 | 5466.00 | 73.60 | 84.60 | 75.40 | 69.10 | 71.20 |
| 1989 | 900 | 6185 | 4757.98 | 70.60 | 64.70 | 74.40 | 60.40 | 70.10 |
| 1990 | 880 | 7156 | 5585.97 | 81.70 | 74.80 | 74.40 | 72.50 | 70.30 |
| 1991 | 880 | 4258 | 3358.36 | 48.60 | 44.00 | 71.90 | 43.60 | 68.20 |
| 1992 | 880 | 5003 | 4034.99 | 57.00 | 52.50 | 70.50 | 52.20 | 66.90 |
| 1993 | 880 | 5329 | 4416.61 | 60.80 | 57.40 | 69.50 | 57.30 | 66.30 |
| 1994 | 880 | 6311 | 4487.33 | 72.00 | 85.70 | 70.60 | 58.20 | 65.70 |
| 1995 | 880 | 7060 | 5582.80 | 80.60 | 78.00 | 71.00 | 72.40 | 66.20 |
| 1996 | 880 | 6844 | 5361.36 | 77.90 | 77.50 | 71.40 | 69.40 | 66.30 |
| 1997 | 880 | 7302 | 5592.90 | 83.40 | 84.30 | 72.10 | 72.60 | 66.70 |
| 1998 | 880 | 6844 | 5320.37 | 78.10 | 80.50 | 72.60 | 69.00 | 66.80 |
| 1999 | 880 | 7679 | 6108.75 | 87.70 | 82.70 | 73.10 | 79.20 | 67.40 |
| 2000 | 880 | 6889 | 5403.24 | 78.40 | 74.60 | 73.10 | 69.90 | 67.50 |
| 2001 | 880 | 5604 | 4358.59 | 64.00 | 72.10 | 73.10 | 56.50 | 67.00 |
| 2002 | 880 | 7925 | 6146.94 | 90.50 | 91.00 | 73.90 | 79.70 | 67.60 |
| 2003 | 880 | 7220 | 5711.09 | 82.40 | 80.00 | 74.10 | 74.10 | 67.80 |
| 2004 | 880 | 6438 | 5256.10 | 73.30 | 71.40 | 74.00 | 68.00 | 67.90 |
| 2005 | 880 | 8573 | 7022.84 | 97.80 | 97.60 | 74.90 | 91.10 | 68.70 |
| 2006 | 880 | 7765 | 6118.12 | 88.60 | 86.60 | 75.30 | 79.40 | 69.10 |
| 2007 | 880 | 7051 | 5752.87 | 80.50 | 75.10 | 75.30 | 74.60 | 69.30 |
| 2008 | 880 | 7822 | 6302.49 | 89.00 | 84.30 | 75.60 | 81.50 | 69.70 |
| 2009 | 880 | 7935 | 6556.83 | 90.60 | 86.60 | 76.00 | 85.10 | 70.20 |
| 2010 | 880 | 7457 | 5927.46 | 85.10 | 80.10 | 76.10 | 76.90 | 70.50 |
| 2011 | 880 | 4079 | 3271.68 | 46.60 | 43.50 | 75.10 | 42.40 | 69.60 |
| 2012 | 880 | 8569 | 7133.76 | 97.60 | 98.30 | 75.80 | 92.30 | 70.30 |
| 2013 | 880 | 5997 | 5083.50 | 68.50 | 66.70 | 75.60 | 65.90 | 70.20 |
| 2014 | 880 | 6492 | 5508.01 | 74.10 | 72.40 | 75.50 | 71.40 | 70.20 |
| 2015 | 880 | 5693 | 4924.48 | 65.00 | 63.90 | 75.10 | 63.90 | 70.00 |
| 2016 | 880 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 73.10 | 0.00 | 68.10 |
| 2017 | 880 | 3887 | 3282.27 | 44.40 | 42.70 | 72.30 | 42.60 | 67.50 |
| 2018 | 880 | 5902 | 5098.42 | 67.40 | 65.90 | 72.20 | 66.10 | 67.40 |
| 2019 | 880 | 8655 | 7323.23 | 98.80 | 97.30 | 72.80 | 95.00 | 68.10 |
| 2020 | 880 | 6900 | 5887.45 | 78.60 | 76.30 | 72.90 | 76.20 | 68.30 |
| 2021 | 880 | 4822 | 4054.52 | 55.00 | 52.50 | 72.40 | 52.60 | 67.90 |
| 2022 | 880 | 5623 | 4244.17 | 64.20 | 55.50 | 72.00 | 55.10 | 67.60 |
| 2023 | 880 | 7143 | 6081.03 | 81.50 | 80.30 | 72.20 | 78.90 | 67.90 |