Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model AGR
Owner EDF Energy
Operator EDF Energy

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 August 1980
First Criticality Friday, 25 March 1988
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 25 May 1988
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 25 May 1988

Specifications

Capacity Net 595 MWe
Capacity Gross 682 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1623 MWt
Design Net Capacity 645 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 (%)
1988 645 4330 2287.10 83.00 69.40 69.40 68.10 68.10
1989 625 4582 2162.10 52.40 39.50 50.90 39.60 50.40
1990 625 3943 1938.35 45.10 35.70 45.10 35.50 44.70
1991 625 5011 2513.60 57.40 46.00 45.30 46.00 45.10
1992 632 7792 4532.90 87.50 81.70 53.40 80.60 53.00
1993 632 6358 3603.10 70.20 67.70 56.00 62.90 54.80
1994 632 7716 4329.90 88.30 79.50 59.60 78.40 58.40
1995 632 6867 4058.60 76.50 75.20 61.60 71.50 60.10
1996 632 2043 1178.10 23.30 96.60 65.70 21.20 55.60
1997 625 8050 4909.44 91.60 89.70 68.20 89.40 59.10
1998 625 7153 4297.87 81.40 78.60 69.20 78.30 60.90
1999 625 8737 5157.76 99.50 94.20 71.30 94.00 63.70
2000 625 8769 4376.80 99.80 79.70 72.00 79.70 65.00
2001 625 7613 3968.48 86.70 70.20 71.80 72.30 65.50
2002 625 6719 3761.93 76.70 68.70 71.60 68.70 65.70
2003 625 8347 4681.94 95.30 85.60 72.50 85.50 67.00
2004 625 6993 3921.80 79.60 71.70 72.50 71.40 67.20
2005 625 8372 4667.73 95.60 85.30 73.20 85.30 68.20
2006 625 7939 4000.87 90.60 73.30 73.20 73.10 68.50
2007 625 6234 3500.94 71.20 64.20 72.70 63.90 68.30
2008 615 8110 4488.12 92.30 82.90 73.20 82.80 69.00
2009 600 8760 4963.55 100.00 93.90 74.10 93.90 70.10
2010 600 5302 2565.36 60.50 48.80 73.10 48.80 69.20
2011 600 8393 4582.85 95.80 88.00 73.70 87.20 69.90
2012 595 8784 4878.05 100.00 93.30 74.40 93.30 70.80
2013 590 8451 4637.66 96.50 89.80 75.00 89.70 71.50
2014 590 6823 3758.73 77.90 73.00 74.90 72.70 71.60
2015 590 8760 4954.38 100.00 95.40 75.60 95.90 72.40
2016 590 8678 4968.15 98.80 95.30 76.30 95.90 73.20
2017 590 7235 4056.96 82.60 79.60 76.40 78.50 73.40
2018 595 8610 4908.39 98.30 93.10 76.90 94.20 74.00
2019 595 8760 5006.74 100.00 94.70 77.50 96.10 74.70
2020 595 8784 4946.16 100.00 94.00 78.00 94.60 75.30
2021 595 5372 3090.34 61.30 59.20 77.40 59.30 74.80
2022 595 6890 4079.44 78.60 77.00 77.40 78.30 74.90
2023 595 7192 4225.69 82.10 80.50 77.50 81.10 75.10

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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