Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP0 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 November 1972 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 20 April 1978 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 10 May 1978 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 1 March 1979 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 910 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 945 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 920 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 925 | 1700 | 518.70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 925 | 5588 | 4379.00 | 60.50 | 53.20 | 53.20 | 52.00 | 52.00 |
| 1980 | 920 | 5271 | 4460.00 | 60.00 | 55.70 | 54.50 | 55.20 | 53.80 |
| 1981 | 920 | 6017 | 5209.60 | 68.70 | 65.20 | 58.30 | 64.60 | 57.60 |
| 1982 | 920 | 3863 | 3341.70 | 44.10 | 41.60 | 54.00 | 41.50 | 53.40 |
| 1983 | 920 | 7689 | 6725.00 | 87.80 | 85.30 | 60.40 | 83.40 | 59.60 |
| 1984 | 920 | 6580 | 5748.00 | 74.90 | 88.00 | 65.10 | 71.10 | 61.60 |
| 1985 | 920 | 7118 | 5948.80 | 81.30 | 76.00 | 66.70 | 73.80 | 63.40 |
| 1986 | 920 | 7515 | 5945.60 | 85.80 | 84.50 | 69.00 | 73.80 | 64.70 |
| 1987 | 920 | 4729 | 3581.10 | 54.00 | 51.60 | 67.00 | 44.40 | 62.40 |
| 1988 | 920 | 5718 | 4495.00 | 65.10 | 63.20 | 66.60 | 55.60 | 61.70 |
| 1989 | 920 | 5721 | 4700.83 | 65.30 | 61.10 | 66.10 | 58.30 | 61.40 |
| 1990 | 920 | 6213 | 4878.71 | 70.90 | 69.30 | 66.40 | 60.50 | 61.30 |
| 1991 | 920 | 6001 | 4927.21 | 68.50 | 64.40 | 66.20 | 61.10 | 61.30 |
| 1992 | 910 | 4781 | 3918.31 | 54.40 | 50.20 | 65.10 | 49.00 | 60.40 |
| 1993 | 910 | 5718 | 4509.91 | 65.30 | 94.20 | 67.00 | 56.60 | 60.20 |
| 1994 | 910 | 6811 | 5782.19 | 77.80 | 76.60 | 67.60 | 72.50 | 60.90 |
| 1995 | 910 | 7051 | 6045.65 | 80.50 | 78.10 | 68.20 | 75.80 | 61.80 |
| 1996 | 910 | 6863 | 5533.91 | 78.10 | 75.40 | 68.60 | 69.20 | 62.20 |
| 1997 | 910 | 6815 | 5477.66 | 77.80 | 81.00 | 69.30 | 68.70 | 62.60 |
| 1998 | 910 | 6605 | 5379.41 | 75.40 | 72.90 | 69.50 | 67.50 | 62.80 |
| 1999 | 910 | 7050 | 5960.27 | 80.50 | 77.50 | 69.90 | 74.80 | 63.40 |
| 2000 | 910 | 6025 | 5183.54 | 68.60 | 66.30 | 69.70 | 64.80 | 63.50 |
| 2001 | 910 | 6493 | 5685.92 | 74.10 | 72.20 | 69.80 | 71.30 | 63.80 |
| 2002 | 910 | 6212 | 5542.28 | 70.90 | 69.90 | 69.80 | 69.50 | 64.00 |
| 2003 | 910 | 6579 | 5521.65 | 75.10 | 71.00 | 69.90 | 69.30 | 64.20 |
| 2004 | 910 | 8571 | 7593.43 | 97.60 | 96.00 | 70.90 | 95.00 | 65.40 |
| 2005 | 910 | 7607 | 6373.89 | 86.80 | 81.70 | 71.30 | 80.00 | 66.00 |
| 2006 | 910 | 7158 | 6125.65 | 81.70 | 79.20 | 71.60 | 76.80 | 66.40 |
| 2007 | 910 | 7880 | 6925.13 | 89.90 | 87.60 | 72.10 | 86.90 | 67.10 |
| 2008 | 910 | 7517 | 6130.76 | 85.60 | 77.70 | 72.30 | 76.70 | 67.40 |
| 2009 | 910 | 8731 | 7285.26 | 99.70 | 96.10 | 73.10 | 91.40 | 68.20 |
| 2010 | 910 | 2732 | 2218.07 | 31.20 | 27.90 | 71.60 | 27.80 | 66.90 |
| 2011 | 910 | 7260 | 6127.50 | 82.90 | 79.60 | 71.90 | 76.90 | 67.20 |
| 2012 | 910 | 8712 | 7658.29 | 99.20 | 98.40 | 72.70 | 95.80 | 68.00 |
| 2013 | 910 | 5482 | 4679.30 | 62.60 | 60.40 | 72.30 | 58.70 | 67.80 |
| 2014 | 910 | 7390 | 6386.08 | 84.40 | 82.10 | 72.60 | 80.10 | 68.10 |
| 2015 | 910 | 8526 | 7307.72 | 97.30 | 95.00 | 73.20 | 91.70 | 68.80 |
| 2016 | 910 | 5400 | 4345.61 | 61.50 | 54.40 | 72.70 | 54.40 | 68.40 |
| 2017 | 910 | 7569 | 6690.06 | 86.40 | 84.40 | 73.00 | 83.90 | 68.80 |
| 2018 | 910 | 6916 | 6115.35 | 79.00 | 76.60 | 73.10 | 76.70 | 69.00 |
| 2019 | 910 | 8383 | 7443.41 | 95.70 | 93.60 | 73.60 | 93.40 | 69.60 |
| 2020 | 910 | 412 | 351.50 | 4.70 | 5.00 | 72.00 | 4.40 | 68.00 |
| 2021 | 910 | 7527 | 6445.92 | 85.90 | 81.60 | 72.20 | 80.90 | 68.30 |
| 2022 | 910 | 5083 | 4317.13 | 58.00 | 54.40 | 71.80 | 54.20 | 68.00 |
| 2023 | 910 | 5996 | 5226.93 | 68.40 | 65.80 | 71.60 | 65.60 | 67.90 |