Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model P4 REP 1300
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 1 May 1980
First Criticality Wednesday, 9 September 1987
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 14 October 1987
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 1 June 1988

Specifications

Capacity Net 1310 MWe
Capacity Gross 1363 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3817 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1310 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 (%)
1987 1310 1184 622.00 - - - - -
1988 1310 6478 6283.00 86.10 85.80 85.80 64.40 64.40
1989 1310 4244 5152.56 48.40 46.00 60.70 44.90 52.10
1990 1310 6408 7914.26 73.20 71.20 64.70 69.00 58.60
1991 1310 7092 8660.21 81.00 79.30 68.80 75.50 63.30
1992 1310 7600 8494.33 86.50 91.20 73.70 73.80 65.60
1993 1310 6873 7921.46 78.50 71.20 73.20 69.00 66.20
1994 1310 5848 6575.76 66.80 64.00 71.80 57.30 64.90
1995 1310 6796 7740.91 77.60 73.40 72.00 67.50 65.20
1996 1310 6002 7365.06 68.30 76.50 72.60 64.00 65.10
1997 1310 8294 9785.27 94.70 93.20 74.70 85.30 67.20
1998 1310 4865 5740.91 55.50 51.20 72.50 50.00 65.60
1999 1310 7957 9580.49 90.80 90.40 74.00 83.50 67.10
2000 1310 3459 4238.57 39.40 37.90 71.20 36.80 64.70
2001 1310 7774 9564.53 88.70 86.80 72.30 83.40 66.10
2002 1310 8447 9567.30 96.40 98.90 74.10 83.40 67.20
2003 1310 6871 8401.73 78.40 75.40 74.20 73.20 67.60
2004 1310 7645 9291.01 87.00 88.00 75.10 80.70 68.40
2005 1310 8646 10236.41 98.70 97.10 76.30 89.20 69.60
2006 1310 6870 7926.72 78.40 74.80 76.20 69.10 69.60
2007 1310 7213 8512.07 82.30 75.80 76.20 74.20 69.80
2008 1310 5615 6304.96 63.90 55.20 75.20 54.80 69.10
2009 1310 8350 10402.30 95.30 92.10 76.00 90.60 70.10
2010 1310 5370 6650.30 61.30 58.20 75.20 58.00 69.50
2011 1310 6525 7876.28 74.50 71.80 75.00 68.60 69.50
2012 1310 8691 10483.62 98.90 97.00 75.90 91.10 70.40
2013 1310 7309 8658.64 83.40 80.20 76.10 75.40 70.60
2014 1310 6391 7723.74 73.00 70.70 75.90 67.30 70.50
2015 1310 8660 10451.61 98.90 98.30 76.70 91.10 71.20
2016 1310 7106 8593.89 80.90 75.60 76.70 74.70 71.30
2017 1310 4991 6191.21 57.00 54.90 75.90 54.00 70.70
2018 1310 7412 9375.77 84.60 82.20 76.10 81.70 71.10
2019 1310 8130 10111.20 92.80 91.00 76.60 88.10 71.60
2020 1310 3767 4590.82 42.90 40.10 75.50 39.90 70.70
2021 1310 7845 9643.04 89.60 85.60 75.80 84.00 71.10
2022 1310 6891 8586.60 78.70 75.10 75.80 74.80 71.20
2023 1310 4541 5765.70 51.80 50.40 75.10 50.20 70.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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