Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CP1
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 1 May 1975
First Criticality Sunday, 31 May 1981
First Grid Connection Friday, 12 June 1981
Commercial Operation Sunday, 1 November 1981

Specifications

Capacity Net 915 MWe
Capacity Gross 955 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2785 MWt
Design Net Capacity 915 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 (%)
1981 920 3883 2480.00 99.90 97.20 97.20 95.30 95.30
1982 915 6311 5470.50 72.00 69.80 73.80 68.20 72.10
1983 915 7386 6170.00 84.30 80.70 77.00 77.00 74.40
1984 915 7587 5446.00 86.40 87.10 80.20 67.80 72.30
1985 915 7816 6161.70 89.20 84.80 81.30 76.90 73.40
1986 915 7568 5873.90 86.40 81.80 81.40 73.30 73.40
1987 915 7257 5725.70 82.80 80.10 81.20 71.40 73.00
1988 915 4772 3770.00 54.30 66.20 79.10 46.90 69.40
1989 915 7335 5729.11 83.70 79.80 79.20 71.50 69.60
1990 915 7329 5201.58 83.70 77.40 79.00 64.90 69.10
1991 915 6838 5742.81 78.10 74.60 78.60 71.60 69.40
1992 915 7968 6459.26 90.70 86.70 79.30 80.40 70.40
1993 915 6842 5302.81 78.10 70.90 78.60 66.20 70.00
1994 915 7049 5952.97 80.50 77.80 78.50 74.30 70.30
1995 915 7562 6208.92 86.30 82.00 78.80 77.50 70.80
1996 915 7774 6700.35 88.50 86.60 79.30 83.40 71.70
1997 915 7595 6488.77 86.70 84.80 79.60 81.00 72.20
1998 915 7138 5912.98 81.50 76.20 79.40 73.80 72.30
1999 915 7158 5887.87 81.70 78.00 79.40 73.50 72.40
2000 915 6873 5780.25 78.20 75.80 79.20 71.90 72.40
2001 915 7138 6036.95 81.50 81.20 79.30 75.30 72.50
2002 915 7168 6260.60 81.80 81.90 79.40 78.10 72.80
2003 915 7399 6387.89 84.50 79.90 79.40 79.70 73.10
2004 915 5359 4724.06 61.00 58.80 78.50 58.80 72.50
2005 915 7728 6501.37 88.20 83.60 78.70 81.10 72.80
2006 915 7412 6410.44 84.60 83.00 78.90 80.00 73.10
2007 915 8096 7046.97 92.40 90.40 79.30 87.90 73.70
2008 915 6867 6016.61 78.20 76.40 79.20 74.90 73.70
2009 915 7630 6536.71 87.10 84.80 79.40 81.60 74.00
2010 915 7275 6263.83 83.00 80.00 79.40 78.20 74.10
2011 915 7589 6477.78 86.60 84.30 79.60 80.80 74.40
2012 915 7062 5937.33 80.40 78.00 79.60 73.90 74.40
2013 915 7607 6556.13 86.80 84.20 79.70 81.80 74.60
2014 915 5828 5218.80 66.50 65.50 79.30 65.10 74.30
2015 915 7080 6538.75 80.80 79.60 79.30 81.60 74.50
2016 915 6914 6420.53 78.70 78.10 79.20 79.90 74.70
2017 915 6267 5531.81 71.50 69.90 79.00 69.00 74.50
2018 915 6699 5916.77 76.50 74.10 78.90 73.80 74.50
2019 915 7130 6228.37 81.40 79.60 78.90 77.70 74.60
2020 915 6235 5432.69 71.00 68.40 78.60 67.60 74.40
2021 915 7554 6792.92 86.20 85.60 78.80 84.80 74.60
2022 915 6467 5407.68 73.80 69.80 78.60 67.50 74.50
2023 915 6859 5694.38 78.30 75.70 78.50 71.00 74.40

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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