Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 1 December 1965
First Criticality Tuesday, 21 March 1972
First Grid Connection Saturday, 15 April 1972
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 July 1972
Permanent Shutdown Friday, 27 May 1994

Specifications

Capacity Net 540 MWe
Capacity Gross 555 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1954 MWt
Design Net Capacity 540 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 (%)
1972 540 3812 1138.80 61.30 100.00 100.00 39.70 39.70
1973 540 6454 2474.60 73.70 52.50 68.40 52.30 48.10
1974 540 7245 3009.80 82.70 63.70 66.50 63.60 54.30
1975 540 6863 2771.30 78.30 58.60 64.30 58.60 55.50
1976 540 7586 3307.80 86.40 72.10 66.00 69.70 58.70
1977 540 7443 3456.50 85.00 86.60 69.80 73.10 61.30
1978 540 5972 2615.70 68.20 56.00 67.60 55.30 60.40
1979 540 6739 3036.00 76.90 64.70 67.20 64.20 60.90
1980 540 8279 4048.00 94.20 86.00 69.50 85.30 63.80
1981 540 6926 2886.30 79.10 63.80 68.90 61.00 63.50
1982 540 7223 3339.00 82.40 71.10 69.10 70.60 64.20
1983 540 5383 2288.00 61.40 49.30 67.40 48.40 62.80
1984 540 6849 2922.00 78.00 63.30 67.00 61.60 62.70
1985 540 6926 2780.70 79.10 63.30 66.80 58.80 62.40
1986 540 4528 1570.20 51.70 61.70 66.40 33.20 60.40
1987 540 5547 1849.20 63.30 66.00 66.40 39.10 59.00
1988 540 6593 2530.60 75.10 69.10 66.60 53.40 58.70
1989 540 4816 1779.41 55.00 56.80 66.00 37.60 57.50
1990 540 5497 2006.88 62.80 77.30 66.60 42.40 56.60
1991 540 3704 1353.75 42.30 63.10 66.40 28.60 55.20
1992 540 3660 1144.42 41.70 53.60 65.80 24.10 53.70
1993 540 4200 1567.37 48.00 82.90 66.60 33.10 52.70
1994 540 3463 1458.42 95.60 76.40 66.80 74.50 53.20

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in France

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