Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) |
| Owner | Societes Reunies D'Energie Du Bassin De L'Escaut SA |
| Operator | Engie Electrabel + Edf Belgium + Edf Luminus |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 January 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Monday, 14 June 1982 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 23 June 1982 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 1 October 1982 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Friday, 23 September 2022 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1006 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1056 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3054 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 890 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 900 | 3505 | 2631.00 | 92.10 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 88.80 |
| 1983 | 900 | 7807 | 6705.00 | 89.10 | 85.00 | 85.80 | 85.00 | 85.80 |
| 1984 | 900 | 8084 | 7074.00 | 92.00 | 89.50 | 87.40 | 89.50 | 87.40 |
| 1985 | 900 | 7515 | 6496.29 | 85.80 | 82.40 | 85.90 | 82.40 | 85.90 |
| 1986 | 897 | 8007 | 6860.00 | 91.40 | 88.50 | 86.50 | 87.30 | 86.20 |
| 1987 | 897 | 6905 | 5713.16 | 78.80 | 73.50 | 84.00 | 72.70 | 83.60 |
| 1988 | 890 | 7875 | 6777.55 | 89.60 | 85.90 | 84.30 | 86.70 | 84.10 |
| 1989 | 900 | 7470 | 5774.90 | 85.30 | 73.40 | 82.80 | 73.20 | 82.60 |
| 1990 | 900 | 8021 | 6811.76 | 91.60 | 86.40 | 83.30 | 86.40 | 83.10 |
| 1991 | 900 | 7913 | 6742.92 | 90.30 | 85.80 | 83.50 | 85.50 | 83.40 |
| 1992 | 900 | 7778 | 6732.24 | 88.60 | 90.10 | 84.20 | 85.20 | 83.50 |
| 1993 | 900 | 6198 | 5377.22 | 70.80 | 65.80 | 82.50 | 68.20 | 82.20 |
| 1994 | 970 | 7888 | 7482.35 | 90.00 | 87.70 | 83.00 | 88.10 | 82.70 |
| 1995 | 970 | 7396 | 7025.06 | 84.40 | 82.60 | 83.00 | 82.70 | 82.70 |
| 1996 | 1006 | 7447 | 7334.15 | 84.80 | 83.80 | 83.00 | 84.00 | 82.80 |
| 1997 | 1006 | 8250 | 8108.24 | 94.20 | 92.00 | 83.70 | 92.00 | 83.40 |
| 1998 | 1006 | 8171 | 8012.55 | 93.30 | 90.90 | 84.20 | 90.90 | 83.90 |
| 1999 | 1006 | 8330 | 8231.24 | 95.10 | 93.40 | 84.70 | 93.40 | 84.50 |
| 2000 | 1006 | 7892 | 7884.93 | 89.80 | 89.00 | 85.00 | 89.20 | 84.80 |
| 2001 | 1006 | 7989 | 7993.26 | 91.20 | 90.20 | 85.30 | 90.70 | 85.10 |
| 2002 | 1006 | 7647 | 7636.59 | 87.30 | 86.20 | 85.30 | 86.70 | 85.20 |
| 2003 | 1006 | 7928 | 7870.79 | 90.50 | 89.70 | 85.60 | 89.30 | 85.40 |
| 2004 | 1006 | 8104 | 7984.83 | 92.30 | 90.80 | 85.80 | 90.40 | 85.70 |
| 2005 | 1006 | 8147 | 7962.73 | 93.00 | 91.00 | 86.00 | 90.40 | 85.90 |
| 2006 | 1006 | 7764 | 7708.74 | 88.60 | 87.30 | 86.10 | 87.50 | 85.90 |
| 2007 | 1006 | 7710 | 7697.09 | 88.00 | 87.10 | 86.10 | 87.30 | 86.00 |
| 2008 | 1006 | 6980 | 6943.53 | 79.50 | 78.50 | 85.80 | 78.60 | 85.70 |
| 2009 | 1006 | 7947 | 7987.11 | 90.70 | 90.40 | 86.00 | 90.60 | 85.90 |
| 2010 | 1006 | 7862 | 7817.20 | 89.80 | 88.20 | 86.10 | 88.70 | 86.00 |
| 2011 | 1006 | 7933 | 7911.69 | 90.60 | 90.00 | 86.20 | 89.80 | 86.10 |
| 2012 | 1006 | 3668 | 3695.33 | 41.80 | 41.70 | 84.70 | 41.80 | 84.60 |
| 2013 | 1006 | 5023 | 4998.23 | 57.30 | 56.90 | 83.80 | 56.70 | 83.70 |
| 2014 | 1006 | 2030 | 2072.29 | 23.20 | 23.20 | 81.80 | 23.50 | 81.70 |
| 2015 | 1006 | 94 | 64.44 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 79.30 | 0.70 | 79.20 |
| 2016 | 1006 | 7293 | 7286.59 | 83.00 | 82.00 | 79.40 | 82.50 | 79.30 |
| 2017 | 1006 | 6330 | 6380.11 | 72.30 | 72.00 | 79.10 | 72.40 | 79.10 |
| 2018 | 1006 | 3751 | 3755.51 | 42.80 | 42.20 | 78.10 | 42.60 | 78.00 |
| 2019 | 1006 | 7512 | 7559.30 | 85.80 | 85.10 | 78.30 | 85.80 | 78.30 |
| 2020 | 1006 | 7695 | 7673.49 | 87.60 | 85.80 | 78.50 | 86.80 | 78.50 |
| 2021 | 1006 | 8053 | 7947.79 | 91.90 | 90.00 | 78.80 | 90.20 | 78.80 |
| 2022 | 1006 | 6381 | 6184.93 | 100.00 | 95.80 | 79.10 | 96.30 | 79.10 |