Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP0 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 September 1973 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 31 August 1978 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 21 September 1978 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 1 March 1979 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 910 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 945 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 920 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 925 | 1144 | 416.90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 925 | 4389 | 3504.00 | 45.00 | 39.90 | 39.90 | 40.40 | 40.40 |
| 1980 | 920 | 6951 | 5960.00 | 79.10 | 74.70 | 58.80 | 73.80 | 58.50 |
| 1981 | 920 | 5646 | 4849.60 | 64.40 | 61.00 | 59.60 | 60.20 | 59.10 |
| 1982 | 920 | 7661 | 6002.20 | 87.40 | 78.90 | 64.60 | 74.50 | 63.10 |
| 1983 | 920 | 6556 | 5525.00 | 74.80 | 74.00 | 66.60 | 68.60 | 64.20 |
| 1984 | 920 | 6905 | 5793.00 | 78.60 | 78.00 | 68.50 | 71.70 | 65.50 |
| 1985 | 920 | 5235 | 4571.10 | 59.80 | 57.20 | 66.80 | 56.70 | 64.20 |
| 1986 | 920 | 7634 | 6558.10 | 87.20 | 87.10 | 69.40 | 81.40 | 66.40 |
| 1987 | 920 | 6637 | 5482.50 | 75.80 | 76.40 | 70.20 | 68.00 | 66.60 |
| 1988 | 920 | 4935 | 3812.00 | 56.20 | 62.40 | 69.40 | 47.20 | 64.60 |
| 1989 | 920 | 6467 | 4914.26 | 73.80 | 87.40 | 71.10 | 61.00 | 64.30 |
| 1990 | 920 | 5474 | 4538.61 | 62.50 | 63.00 | 70.40 | 56.30 | 63.60 |
| 1991 | 920 | 4168 | 3442.82 | 47.60 | 51.70 | 68.90 | 42.70 | 62.00 |
| 1992 | 910 | 2879 | 2489.99 | 32.80 | 32.20 | 66.30 | 31.20 | 59.80 |
| 1993 | 910 | 7117 | 5954.45 | 81.20 | 76.10 | 67.00 | 74.70 | 60.80 |
| 1994 | 910 | 5872 | 4717.68 | 67.00 | 65.20 | 66.80 | 59.20 | 60.70 |
| 1995 | 910 | 6564 | 5535.71 | 74.90 | 95.20 | 68.50 | 69.40 | 61.20 |
| 1996 | 910 | 7012 | 5652.94 | 79.80 | 76.40 | 69.00 | 70.70 | 61.70 |
| 1997 | 910 | 6561 | 5596.64 | 74.90 | 74.90 | 69.30 | 70.20 | 62.20 |
| 1998 | 910 | 7875 | 6680.36 | 89.90 | 89.00 | 70.30 | 83.80 | 63.20 |
| 1999 | 910 | 7001 | 5786.61 | 79.90 | 77.30 | 70.60 | 72.60 | 63.70 |
| 2000 | 910 | 6765 | 5745.14 | 77.00 | 74.70 | 70.80 | 71.90 | 64.10 |
| 2001 | 910 | 7129 | 6230.61 | 81.40 | 81.20 | 71.20 | 78.20 | 64.70 |
| 2002 | 910 | 5654 | 4634.68 | 64.50 | 63.90 | 70.90 | 58.10 | 64.40 |
| 2003 | 910 | 7924 | 6646.07 | 90.50 | 85.20 | 71.50 | 83.40 | 65.20 |
| 2004 | 910 | 7461 | 6447.31 | 84.90 | 87.80 | 72.10 | 80.70 | 65.80 |
| 2005 | 910 | 7017 | 5805.39 | 80.10 | 76.80 | 72.30 | 72.80 | 66.00 |
| 2006 | 910 | 7624 | 6563.54 | 87.00 | 83.90 | 72.70 | 82.30 | 66.60 |
| 2007 | 910 | 8258 | 7277.78 | 94.30 | 91.40 | 73.40 | 91.30 | 67.50 |
| 2008 | 910 | 7352 | 5807.10 | 83.70 | 72.90 | 73.40 | 72.60 | 67.60 |
| 2009 | 910 | 2676 | 1984.81 | 30.60 | 25.00 | 71.80 | 24.90 | 66.20 |
| 2010 | 910 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.50 | 0.00 | 64.20 |
| 2011 | 910 | 8370 | 7184.55 | 95.60 | 92.10 | 70.20 | 90.10 | 65.00 |
| 2012 | 910 | 6487 | 5696.79 | 73.80 | 71.60 | 70.30 | 71.30 | 65.20 |
| 2013 | 910 | 4929 | 4321.81 | 56.30 | 55.10 | 69.80 | 54.20 | 64.80 |
| 2014 | 910 | 8563 | 7412.21 | 97.80 | 97.70 | 70.60 | 93.00 | 65.60 |
| 2015 | 910 | 7664 | 6656.93 | 87.50 | 84.60 | 71.00 | 83.50 | 66.10 |
| 2016 | 910 | 6516 | 5556.90 | 74.20 | 70.20 | 71.00 | 69.50 | 66.20 |
| 2017 | 910 | 7744 | 6840.57 | 88.40 | 86.30 | 71.40 | 85.80 | 66.70 |
| 2018 | 910 | 8196 | 6993.15 | 93.60 | 89.70 | 71.80 | 87.70 | 67.20 |
| 2019 | 910 | 5806 | 4893.90 | 66.30 | 61.70 | 71.60 | 61.40 | 67.10 |
| 2020 | 910 | 2962 | 2537.87 | 33.70 | 33.20 | 70.60 | 31.80 | 66.20 |
| 2021 | 910 | 7068 | 6181.66 | 80.70 | 78.60 | 70.80 | 77.60 | 66.50 |
| 2022 | 910 | 5653 | 4981.07 | 64.50 | 62.10 | 70.60 | 62.50 | 66.40 |
| 2023 | 910 | 7378 | 6418.38 | 84.20 | 81.30 | 70.90 | 80.50 | 66.70 |