Details

Reactor Type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR)
Model CANDU 6
Owner Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A.
Operator Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A.

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 31 March 1974
First Criticality Sunday, 13 March 1983
First Grid Connection Monday, 25 April 1983
Commercial Operation Friday, 20 January 1984

Specifications

Capacity Net 608 MWe
Capacity Gross 656 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2064 MWt
Design Net Capacity 608 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 (%)
1983 600 2098 815.40 - - - - -
1984 600 6355 2527.07 70.60 68.70 68.70 44.30 44.30
1985 600 8170 3778.57 93.30 93.40 81.60 71.90 58.70
1986 600 5847 3061.67 66.80 66.30 76.40 58.20 58.50
1987 600 7951 4577.05 90.80 87.90 79.30 87.10 65.80
1988 600 7798 4560.58 88.80 88.80 81.30 86.50 70.00
1989 600 7804 4658.98 89.10 89.10 82.60 88.60 73.20
1990 600 8404 5000.74 95.90 95.10 84.40 95.10 76.40
1991 600 7855 4498.81 89.70 85.80 84.60 85.60 77.50
1992 600 7440 4353.98 84.70 81.60 84.20 82.60 78.10
1993 600 7956 4773.27 90.80 90.60 84.90 90.80 79.40
1994 600 8575 5157.89 97.90 97.80 86.00 98.10 81.10
1995 600 6541 3897.91 74.70 74.30 85.10 74.20 80.50
1996 600 8176 4891.97 93.10 92.80 85.70 92.80 81.50
1997 600 7821 4737.03 89.30 89.30 85.90 90.10 82.10
1998 600 7629 4555.43 87.10 86.90 86.00 86.70 82.40
1999 598 8700 5201.79 99.30 99.10 86.80 99.30 83.40
2000 643 6837 4064.48 77.80 78.10 86.30 72.00 82.70
2001 600 8564 5128.11 97.80 97.40 86.90 97.60 83.60
2002 600 7401 4385.52 84.50 83.40 86.70 83.40 83.60
2003 600 8367 5004.14 95.50 95.10 87.10 95.20 84.10
2004 600 7704 4589.57 87.70 87.50 87.10 87.10 84.30
2005 600 7341 4372.48 83.80 83.30 87.00 83.20 84.20
2006 600 8455 5052.10 96.50 96.20 87.40 96.10 84.70
2007 600 6771 4003.72 77.30 76.50 86.90 76.20 84.40
2008 600 7382 4368.61 84.00 82.90 86.80 82.90 84.30
2009 600 8705 5192.43 99.40 98.80 87.20 98.80 84.90
2010 600 6701 3908.69 76.50 74.40 86.70 74.40 84.50
2011 600 7405 3559.35 84.50 67.70 86.10 67.70 83.90
2012 600 7214 3425.53 82.10 65.10 85.30 65.00 83.20
2013 600 6841 3285.69 78.10 69.60 84.80 62.50 82.60
2014 600 3678 1533.11 42.00 99.80 85.30 29.20 80.80
2015 600 1564 641.36 17.80 99.80 85.80 12.20 78.70
2016 600 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 83.10 0.00 76.30
2017 600 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.70 0.00 74.00
2018 600 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 78.40 0.00 71.90
2019 608 7051 3786.17 80.50 71.80 78.20 71.10 71.90
2020 608 8447 4910.14 96.20 91.90 78.60 91.90 72.50
2021 608 7227 4340.06 82.50 81.50 78.70 81.50 72.70
2022 608 6993 4176.48 79.80 78.40 78.60 78.40 72.80
2023 608 8660 5224.06 98.90 98.00 79.10 98.10 73.50

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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