Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) |
| Owner | Engie Electrabel |
| Operator | Engie Electrabel |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 November 1978 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Wednesday, 5 June 1985 |
| First Grid Connection | Saturday, 15 June 1985 |
| Commercial Operation | Sunday, 1 September 1985 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1030 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1089 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3000 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1020 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 1020 | 7733 | 7558.00 | 88.30 | 85.60 | 85.60 | 84.60 | 84.60 |
| 1987 | 1020 | 7872 | 7829.00 | 89.90 | 87.30 | 86.40 | 87.60 | 86.10 |
| 1988 | 1020 | 7773 | 7623.00 | 88.50 | 85.00 | 86.00 | 85.10 | 85.80 |
| 1989 | 1020 | 7790 | 7749.00 | 88.90 | 87.00 | 86.20 | 86.70 | 86.00 |
| 1990 | 1020 | 7924 | 7794.00 | 90.50 | 87.10 | 86.40 | 87.20 | 86.20 |
| 1991 | 1020 | 7903 | 7649.00 | 90.20 | 86.20 | 86.40 | 85.60 | 86.10 |
| 1992 | 1020 | 8246 | 8335.00 | 93.90 | 93.30 | 87.40 | 93.00 | 87.10 |
| 1993 | 1020 | 7874 | 7748.00 | 89.90 | 88.10 | 87.40 | 86.70 | 87.10 |
| 1994 | 1015 | 7666 | 7480.00 | 87.50 | 84.70 | 87.10 | 84.10 | 86.80 |
| 1995 | 1015 | 7632 | 7559.00 | 87.10 | 84.70 | 86.90 | 85.00 | 86.60 |
| 1996 | 1015 | 7142 | 7189.00 | 81.30 | 81.10 | 86.40 | 80.60 | 86.00 |
| 1997 | 1015 | 8342 | 8357.00 | 95.20 | 94.40 | 87.00 | 94.00 | 86.70 |
| 1998 | 1015 | 6903 | 6738.00 | 78.80 | 75.90 | 86.20 | 75.80 | 85.90 |
| 1999 | 1015 | 8686 | 8799.00 | 99.20 | 98.90 | 87.10 | 99.00 | 86.80 |
| 2000 | 1015 | 7656 | 7597.00 | 87.20 | 84.90 | 87.00 | 85.20 | 86.70 |
| 2001 | 1015 | 7929 | 7729.00 | 90.50 | 86.50 | 86.90 | 86.90 | 86.70 |
| 2002 | 1015 | 8368 | 8340.47 | 95.50 | 93.70 | 87.30 | 93.80 | 87.10 |
| 2003 | 1015 | 7846 | 7661.54 | 89.60 | 86.50 | 87.30 | 86.20 | 87.10 |
| 2004 | 1015 | 7969 | 7936.43 | 90.70 | 89.20 | 87.40 | 89.00 | 87.20 |
| 2005 | 1015 | 8753 | 8707.53 | 99.90 | 99.60 | 88.00 | 97.90 | 87.70 |
| 2006 | 1015 | 7592 | 7237.59 | 86.70 | 83.30 | 87.80 | 81.40 | 87.40 |
| 2007 | 1015 | 7406 | 7339.40 | 84.50 | 83.00 | 87.50 | 82.50 | 87.20 |
| 2008 | 1015 | 8365 | 8385.26 | 95.20 | 93.90 | 87.80 | 94.00 | 87.50 |
| 2009 | 1054 | 7480 | 7717.15 | 85.40 | 84.60 | 87.70 | 84.60 | 87.40 |
| 2010 | 1046 | 7489 | 7563.23 | 85.50 | 81.90 | 87.40 | 82.00 | 87.10 |
| 2011 | 1046 | 8701 | 8981.89 | 99.30 | 98.00 | 87.90 | 98.00 | 87.60 |
| 2012 | 1046 | 7800 | 7974.73 | 88.80 | 87.80 | 87.90 | 86.80 | 87.50 |
| 2013 | 1046 | 7839 | 8094.07 | 89.50 | 88.30 | 87.90 | 88.30 | 87.60 |
| 2014 | 1046 | 8550 | 8800.74 | 97.60 | 96.60 | 88.20 | 96.00 | 87.90 |
| 2015 | 1038 | 7264 | 7336.42 | 82.90 | 80.40 | 87.90 | 80.50 | 87.60 |
| 2016 | 1038 | 7623 | 7835.57 | 86.80 | 85.80 | 87.80 | 85.90 | 87.60 |
| 2017 | 1038 | 8737 | 8963.79 | 99.70 | 98.50 | 88.20 | 98.60 | 87.90 |
| 2018 | 1038 | 2138 | 2221.56 | 24.40 | 24.40 | 86.20 | 24.40 | 86.00 |
| 2019 | 1038 | 8758 | 8945.12 | 100.00 | 98.40 | 86.60 | 98.40 | 86.30 |
| 2020 | 1038 | 5686 | 5838.22 | 64.70 | 64.00 | 85.90 | 64.00 | 85.70 |
| 2021 | 1038 | 8760 | 9001.86 | 100.00 | 99.20 | 86.30 | 99.00 | 86.10 |
| 2022 | 1038 | 7297 | 7366.37 | 83.30 | 81.10 | 86.20 | 81.00 | 85.90 |
| 2023 | 1030 | 7389 | 7544.13 | 84.40 | 83.00 | 86.10 | 83.10 | 85.80 |