Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | PWR |
| Owner | RWE Power AG |
| Operator | RWE Power AG |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 January 1970 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 16 July 1974 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 25 August 1974 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 26 February 1975 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Saturday, 6 August 2011 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1167 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1225 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3517 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1146 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1146 | 1840 | 781.60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 1146 | 7231 | 7916.60 | 87.70 | 84.80 | 84.80 | 84.80 | 84.80 |
| 1976 | 1146 | 4617 | 5102.80 | 52.60 | 52.70 | 67.30 | 50.70 | 66.20 |
| 1977 | 1089 | 5970 | 6164.50 | 68.20 | 65.40 | 66.70 | 64.60 | 65.70 |
| 1978 | 1089 | 6524 | 7067.10 | 74.50 | 70.00 | 67.50 | 74.10 | 67.80 |
| 1979 | 1089 | 7507 | 6569.00 | 85.70 | 87.40 | 71.60 | 68.90 | 68.00 |
| 1980 | 1146 | 4119 | 3855.00 | 46.90 | 42.40 | 66.40 | 38.30 | 62.80 |
| 1981 | 1146 | 6288 | 6844.30 | 71.80 | 69.60 | 66.90 | 68.20 | 63.60 |
| 1982 | 1146 | 7723 | 8994.30 | 88.20 | 86.60 | 69.40 | 89.60 | 67.00 |
| 1983 | 1146 | 6783 | 7766.00 | 77.40 | 75.80 | 70.20 | 77.40 | 68.20 |
| 1984 | 1146 | 6175 | 6901.00 | 70.30 | 67.90 | 69.90 | 68.60 | 68.20 |
| 1985 | 1146 | 6797 | 7564.87 | 77.60 | 75.10 | 70.40 | 75.40 | 68.90 |
| 1986 | 1146 | 7227 | 6968.10 | 82.50 | 76.90 | 71.00 | 69.40 | 68.90 |
| 1987 | 1146 | 7154 | 7467.80 | 81.70 | 80.90 | 71.80 | 74.40 | 69.40 |
| 1988 | 1146 | 6594 | 5985.45 | 75.10 | 72.50 | 71.80 | 59.50 | 68.60 |
| 1989 | 1146 | 5904 | 6430.97 | 67.40 | 66.90 | 71.50 | 64.10 | 68.30 |
| 1990 | 1146 | 4676 | 5052.68 | 53.40 | 53.10 | 70.30 | 50.30 | 67.20 |
| 1991 | 1146 | 6778 | 6930.97 | 77.40 | 76.30 | 70.70 | 69.00 | 67.30 |
| 1992 | 1146 | 7024 | 6884.79 | 80.00 | 79.60 | 71.20 | 68.40 | 67.40 |
| 1993 | 1146 | 8558 | 8240.74 | 97.70 | 97.40 | 72.60 | 82.10 | 68.10 |
| 1994 | 1146 | 6697 | 7483.59 | 76.40 | 76.80 | 72.80 | 74.60 | 68.50 |
| 1995 | 1167 | 2655 | 2509.39 | 30.30 | 30.00 | 70.70 | 24.80 | 66.30 |
| 1996 | 1167 | 3503 | 4012.52 | 39.90 | 39.70 | 69.20 | 39.10 | 65.00 |
| 1997 | 1167 | 7648 | 8002.26 | 87.30 | 87.00 | 70.00 | 78.30 | 65.60 |
| 1998 | 1167 | 8752 | 10042.35 | 99.90 | 99.70 | 71.30 | 98.20 | 67.00 |
| 1999 | 1167 | 6865 | 7251.15 | 78.40 | 78.00 | 71.60 | 70.90 | 67.20 |
| 2000 | 1167 | 5497 | 5910.11 | 62.60 | 62.50 | 71.20 | 57.60 | 66.80 |
| 2001 | 1167 | 8334 | 9532.04 | 95.10 | 94.90 | 72.10 | 93.20 | 67.80 |
| 2002 | 1167 | 5988 | 6167.67 | 68.40 | 68.00 | 72.00 | 60.30 | 67.60 |
| 2003 | 1167 | 2406 | 2695.76 | 27.50 | 26.60 | 70.40 | 26.40 | 66.10 |
| 2004 | 1167 | 8395 | 9645.47 | 95.60 | 95.20 | 71.20 | 94.10 | 67.10 |
| 2005 | 1167 | 6489 | 7355.95 | 74.10 | 72.70 | 71.30 | 72.00 | 67.20 |
| 2006 | 1167 | 6190 | 6994.49 | 70.70 | 69.30 | 71.20 | 68.40 | 67.20 |
| 2007 | 1167 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.00 | 0.00 | 65.20 |
| 2008 | 1167 | 7783 | 8472.84 | 88.60 | 85.20 | 69.50 | 82.60 | 65.70 |
| 2009 | 1167 | 1393 | 1012.97 | 15.90 | 15.80 | 67.90 | 9.90 | 64.10 |
| 2010 | 1167 | 6093 | 4674.75 | 69.60 | 63.30 | 67.80 | 45.70 | 63.60 |
| 2011 | 1167 | 1845 | 2111.32 | 36.30 | 99.70 | 68.30 | 35.60 | 63.10 |