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, 23 December 1988 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 3 February 1989 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 3 February 1989 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 605 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 625 | 7068 | 3633.80 | 89.10 | 74.20 | 74.20 | 73.30 | 73.30 |
| 1990 | 625 | 4211 | 1948.30 | 48.20 | 36.10 | 54.20 | 35.70 | 53.60 |
| 1991 | 625 | 5068 | 2651.30 | 58.00 | 48.40 | 52.20 | 48.60 | 51.80 |
| 1992 | 625 | 6560 | 3732.70 | 73.70 | 67.00 | 56.00 | 67.10 | 55.80 |
| 1993 | 632 | 7168 | 4038.00 | 82.00 | 74.40 | 59.80 | 73.10 | 59.40 |
| 1994 | 632 | 6264 | 3478.09 | 71.50 | 65.50 | 60.80 | 62.80 | 59.90 |
| 1995 | 632 | 7909 | 4651.90 | 87.40 | 85.90 | 64.50 | 81.30 | 63.10 |
| 1996 | 632 | 2409 | 1571.30 | 27.40 | 96.20 | 68.50 | 28.30 | 58.70 |
| 1997 | 625 | 7181 | 4217.98 | 81.80 | 77.70 | 69.60 | 76.80 | 60.70 |
| 1998 | 625 | 8713 | 5094.36 | 99.20 | 93.70 | 72.00 | 92.80 | 64.00 |
| 1999 | 625 | 8588 | 4983.97 | 97.80 | 91.10 | 73.70 | 90.80 | 66.40 |
| 2000 | 625 | 7686 | 3936.12 | 87.50 | 71.70 | 73.60 | 71.70 | 66.80 |
| 2001 | 625 | 8476 | 4293.57 | 96.50 | 76.60 | 73.80 | 78.20 | 67.70 |
| 2002 | 625 | 3751 | 1945.61 | 42.80 | 35.70 | 71.10 | 35.50 | 65.40 |
| 2003 | 625 | 6874 | 3782.85 | 78.50 | 69.40 | 71.00 | 69.10 | 65.70 |
| 2004 | 625 | 7682 | 4082.96 | 87.40 | 74.60 | 71.20 | 74.40 | 66.20 |
| 2005 | 625 | 8570 | 4821.85 | 97.80 | 87.80 | 72.20 | 88.10 | 67.50 |
| 2006 | 625 | 6456 | 3297.00 | 73.70 | 60.50 | 71.50 | 60.20 | 67.10 |
| 2007 | 625 | 8480 | 4829.04 | 96.80 | 88.30 | 72.40 | 88.20 | 68.20 |
| 2008 | 615 | 8494 | 4780.78 | 96.70 | 88.20 | 73.20 | 88.10 | 69.20 |
| 2009 | 605 | 7303 | 4151.18 | 83.40 | 78.30 | 73.40 | 78.00 | 69.60 |
| 2010 | 605 | 8345 | 4531.25 | 95.30 | 85.50 | 74.00 | 85.50 | 70.30 |
| 2011 | 605 | 8235 | 4417.91 | 94.00 | 83.50 | 74.40 | 83.40 | 70.80 |
| 2012 | 595 | 6632 | 3717.79 | 75.50 | 71.40 | 74.20 | 71.10 | 70.90 |
| 2013 | 595 | 8287 | 4672.85 | 94.60 | 89.70 | 74.80 | 89.60 | 71.60 |
| 2014 | 595 | 8274 | 4718.74 | 94.40 | 90.40 | 75.40 | 90.50 | 72.30 |
| 2015 | 595 | 6684 | 3711.61 | 76.30 | 70.90 | 75.20 | 71.20 | 72.20 |
| 2016 | 595 | 8746 | 4982.13 | 99.60 | 95.10 | 75.90 | 95.30 | 73.00 |
| 2017 | 595 | 8710 | 4853.06 | 99.40 | 94.00 | 76.50 | 93.10 | 73.70 |
| 2018 | 605 | 6602 | 3680.98 | 75.40 | 69.30 | 76.30 | 69.50 | 73.60 |
| 2019 | 605 | 8760 | 5059.93 | 100.00 | 94.80 | 76.90 | 95.50 | 74.30 |
| 2020 | 605 | 8615 | 4904.72 | 98.10 | 92.00 | 77.40 | 92.30 | 74.80 |
| 2021 | 605 | 7005 | 3589.01 | 80.00 | 67.50 | 77.10 | 67.70 | 74.60 |
| 2022 | 605 | 6048 | 3076.41 | 69.00 | 57.80 | 76.50 | 58.00 | 74.10 |
| 2023 | 605 | 6839 | 4055.74 | 78.10 | 75.50 | 76.50 | 76.50 | 74.20 |