Details

Reactor Type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR)
Model CANDU 6
Owner Ministry Of Economy, Trade And Business Enviroment
Operator Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica, S.A.

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 31 March 1983
First Criticality Tuesday, 16 April 1996
First Grid Connection Thursday, 11 July 1996
Commercial Operation Monday, 2 December 1996

Specifications

Capacity Net 650 MWe
Capacity Gross 706 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2180 MWt
Design Net Capacity 650 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 (%)
1996 645 2686 1186.44 100.00 94.40 94.40 99.60 99.60
1997 646 7753 4953.29 88.50 86.70 87.30 87.50 88.40
1998 655 7585 4908.68 86.60 85.20 86.30 85.60 87.00
1999 655 7389 4813.03 84.40 83.50 85.40 83.90 86.00
2000 655 7791 5053.35 88.70 87.60 85.90 87.80 86.50
2001 655 7717 5049.86 88.10 87.50 86.20 88.00 86.80
2002 655 7854 5106.22 89.70 88.60 86.60 89.00 87.10
2003 655 7024 4541.42 80.20 78.70 85.50 79.20 86.00
2004 655 7892 5142.31 89.80 89.10 86.00 89.40 86.40
2005 655 7878 5112.96 89.90 89.30 86.30 89.10 86.70
2006 655 7987 5177.96 91.20 90.30 86.70 90.20 87.10
2007 655 8527 5518.35 97.30 96.50 87.60 96.20 87.90
2008 650 7411 4805.48 84.40 83.80 87.30 84.20 87.60
2009 650 8709 5661.65 99.40 98.90 88.20 99.40 88.50
2010 650 7982 5167.23 91.10 90.20 88.30 90.80 88.60
2011 650 8694 5633.14 99.20 98.40 89.00 98.90 89.30
2012 650 7652 4948.20 87.10 87.10 88.90 86.70 89.20
2013 650 8681 5622.01 99.10 98.20 89.40 98.70 89.70
2014 650 8032 5164.38 91.70 90.20 89.40 90.70 89.80
2015 650 8612 5504.93 98.30 96.10 89.80 96.70 90.10
2016 650 7489 4765.82 85.30 83.40 89.50 83.50 89.80
2017 650 8637 5485.44 98.60 96.10 89.80 96.30 90.10
2018 650 7920 4928.50 90.40 86.60 89.60 86.60 90.00
2019 650 8600 5292.67 98.20 92.80 89.80 93.00 90.10
2020 650 7666 4963.25 87.30 86.10 89.60 86.90 90.00
2021 650 8588 5450.51 98.00 95.50 89.90 95.70 90.20
2022 650 7394 4606.58 84.40 80.90 89.50 80.90 89.80
2023 650 8695 5410.94 99.30 95.50 89.80 95.00 90.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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