Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | 2-loop WE |
| Owner | Eletronuclear S.A. |
| Operator | Eletronuclear S.A. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 May 1971 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 13 March 1982 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 1 April 1982 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 1 January 1985 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 609 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 640 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1882 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 626 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 | 626 | 413 | 51.70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 626 | 1127 | 162.50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 626 | 3771 | 1545.48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 626 | 6847 | 3169.38 | 78.20 | 57.80 | 57.80 | 57.80 | 57.80 |
| 1986 | 626 | 512 | 132.36 | 5.80 | 3.70 | 30.80 | 2.40 | 30.10 |
| 1987 | 626 | 1958 | 910.56 | 22.40 | 19.70 | 27.10 | 16.60 | 25.60 |
| 1988 | 626 | 1488 | 566.64 | 16.90 | 18.50 | 24.90 | 10.30 | 21.80 |
| 1989 | 626 | 5362 | 1695.10 | 61.20 | 61.30 | 32.20 | 30.90 | 23.60 |
| 1990 | 626 | 7400 | 2055.34 | 84.50 | 82.50 | 40.60 | 37.50 | 25.90 |
| 1991 | 626 | 5046 | 1306.35 | 57.60 | 57.20 | 43.00 | 23.80 | 25.60 |
| 1992 | 626 | 4275 | 1506.37 | 48.70 | 47.90 | 43.60 | 27.40 | 25.80 |
| 1993 | 626 | 1524 | 402.70 | 17.40 | 17.20 | 40.60 | 7.30 | 23.80 |
| 1994 | 626 | 305 | 41.45 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 36.90 | 0.80 | 21.50 |
| 1995 | 626 | 8127 | 2333.64 | 92.80 | 42.60 | 37.40 | 42.60 | 23.40 |
| 1996 | 626 | 5063 | 2288.84 | 57.60 | 55.20 | 38.90 | 41.60 | 24.90 |
| 1997 | 626 | 6219 | 2989.97 | 71.00 | 53.20 | 40.00 | 54.50 | 27.20 |
| 1998 | 626 | 6976 | 3093.82 | 79.60 | 56.40 | 41.20 | 56.40 | 29.30 |
| 1999 | 626 | 8429 | 3631.68 | 96.20 | 64.80 | 42.80 | 66.20 | 31.70 |
| 2000 | 626 | 6514 | 3164.93 | 74.20 | 58.70 | 43.80 | 57.60 | 33.40 |
| 2001 | 626 | 7295 | 3614.43 | 83.30 | 82.90 | 46.10 | 65.90 | 35.30 |
| 2002 | 626 | 7595 | 3775.19 | 86.70 | 85.90 | 48.30 | 68.80 | 37.10 |
| 2003 | 626 | 6551 | 3137.06 | 74.80 | 57.20 | 48.80 | 57.20 | 38.20 |
| 2004 | 626 | 7968 | 3890.16 | 90.70 | 70.80 | 49.80 | 70.80 | 39.80 |
| 2005 | 626 | 7275 | 3520.38 | 83.00 | 83.00 | 51.40 | 64.20 | 41.00 |
| 2006 | 626 | 6743 | 3205.23 | 77.00 | 64.00 | 52.00 | 58.40 | 41.80 |
| 2007 | 520 | 5481 | 2553.47 | 62.60 | 62.80 | 52.40 | 56.10 | 42.30 |
| 2008 | 491 | 6967 | 3314.53 | 79.30 | 78.60 | 53.30 | 76.80 | 43.40 |
| 2009 | 609 | 5256 | 2668.92 | 60.00 | 57.40 | 53.40 | 50.90 | 43.70 |
| 2010 | 609 | 7055 | 4076.72 | 80.50 | 77.00 | 54.30 | 76.40 | 45.00 |
| 2011 | 609 | 7789 | 4452.48 | 88.90 | 88.60 | 55.60 | 83.50 | 46.40 |
| 2012 | 609 | 8734 | 5134.91 | 99.40 | 97.40 | 57.10 | 96.00 | 48.20 |
| 2013 | 609 | 6765 | 3734.79 | 77.20 | 70.90 | 57.50 | 70.00 | 48.90 |
| 2014 | 609 | 7857 | 4706.85 | 89.70 | 88.20 | 58.60 | 88.20 | 50.20 |
| 2015 | 609 | 6619 | 3867.66 | 75.60 | 73.20 | 59.00 | 72.50 | 50.90 |
| 2016 | 609 | 7951 | 4807.12 | 90.50 | 90.00 | 60.00 | 89.90 | 52.10 |
| 2017 | 609 | 6633 | 3966.79 | 75.70 | 74.20 | 60.40 | 74.40 | 52.80 |
| 2018 | 609 | 7793 | 4695.30 | 89.00 | 88.10 | 61.20 | 88.00 | 53.80 |
| 2019 | 609 | 8668 | 5239.68 | 98.90 | 99.50 | 62.30 | 98.20 | 55.10 |
| 2020 | 609 | 7299 | 4347.14 | 83.10 | 82.70 | 62.90 | 81.30 | 55.80 |
| 2021 | 609 | 8014 | 4845.93 | 91.50 | 90.40 | 63.60 | 90.80 | 56.70 |
| 2022 | 609 | 7603 | 4602.31 | 86.80 | 85.80 | 64.20 | 86.30 | 57.50 |
| 2023 | 609 | 7508 | 4515.48 | 85.70 | 83.90 | 64.70 | 84.60 | 58.20 |