Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP0 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 June 1974 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 17 February 1979 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 8 March 1979 |
| Commercial Operation | Sunday, 1 July 1979 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 880 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 917 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 900 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 900 | 5030 | 3528.00 | 64.60 | 64.60 | 64.60 | 58.40 | 58.40 |
| 1980 | 900 | 5983 | 5063.00 | 68.10 | 65.80 | 65.40 | 64.00 | 62.20 |
| 1981 | 900 | 6834 | 5671.90 | 78.00 | 75.60 | 69.50 | 71.90 | 66.10 |
| 1982 | 900 | 6276 | 5474.90 | 71.60 | 69.80 | 69.60 | 69.40 | 67.00 |
| 1983 | 900 | 7389 | 6329.00 | 84.40 | 83.20 | 72.60 | 80.30 | 70.00 |
| 1984 | 900 | 6896 | 5882.00 | 78.50 | 75.80 | 73.20 | 74.40 | 70.80 |
| 1985 | 900 | 7696 | 6224.40 | 87.80 | 86.70 | 75.30 | 79.00 | 72.00 |
| 1986 | 900 | 6622 | 5312.70 | 75.60 | 76.10 | 75.40 | 67.40 | 71.40 |
| 1987 | 900 | 6180 | 4670.90 | 70.60 | 78.20 | 75.70 | 59.20 | 70.00 |
| 1988 | 900 | 4524 | 3323.00 | 51.50 | 51.50 | 73.20 | 42.00 | 67.00 |
| 1989 | 900 | 6846 | 5541.34 | 78.20 | 76.20 | 73.40 | 70.30 | 67.40 |
| 1990 | 880 | 4312 | 3186.65 | 49.20 | 53.50 | 71.70 | 41.30 | 65.10 |
| 1991 | 880 | 6317 | 4984.85 | 72.10 | 69.30 | 71.60 | 64.70 | 65.10 |
| 1992 | 880 | 2012 | 1649.11 | 22.90 | 22.20 | 68.00 | 21.30 | 61.90 |
| 1993 | 880 | 7506 | 5748.62 | 85.70 | 74.20 | 68.40 | 74.60 | 62.80 |
| 1994 | 880 | 6619 | 5209.34 | 75.60 | 82.20 | 69.30 | 67.60 | 63.10 |
| 1995 | 880 | 4843 | 3989.94 | 55.30 | 59.10 | 68.60 | 51.80 | 62.40 |
| 1996 | 880 | 5333 | 4188.12 | 60.70 | 62.40 | 68.30 | 54.20 | 61.90 |
| 1997 | 880 | 7420 | 5652.46 | 84.70 | 80.80 | 69.00 | 73.30 | 62.50 |
| 1998 | 880 | 7791 | 6304.00 | 88.90 | 86.30 | 69.80 | 81.80 | 63.50 |
| 1999 | 880 | 7231 | 5591.31 | 82.60 | 77.50 | 70.20 | 72.50 | 64.00 |
| 2000 | 880 | 7544 | 5987.96 | 85.90 | 82.60 | 70.80 | 77.50 | 64.60 |
| 2001 | 880 | 5921 | 4746.00 | 67.60 | 63.40 | 70.50 | 61.60 | 64.40 |
| 2002 | 880 | 7130 | 5590.81 | 81.40 | 83.40 | 71.00 | 72.50 | 64.80 |
| 2003 | 880 | 8192 | 6645.34 | 93.50 | 94.20 | 71.90 | 86.20 | 65.60 |
| 2004 | 880 | 7367 | 6098.32 | 83.90 | 81.30 | 72.30 | 78.90 | 66.20 |
| 2005 | 880 | 7672 | 6073.19 | 87.60 | 80.30 | 72.60 | 78.80 | 66.60 |
| 2006 | 880 | 8341 | 6846.66 | 95.20 | 93.20 | 73.30 | 88.80 | 67.40 |
| 2007 | 880 | 4217 | 3586.19 | 48.10 | 46.80 | 72.40 | 46.50 | 66.70 |
| 2008 | 880 | 7891 | 6790.40 | 89.80 | 87.70 | 72.90 | 87.80 | 67.40 |
| 2009 | 880 | 6262 | 5094.25 | 71.50 | 67.50 | 72.80 | 66.10 | 67.40 |
| 2010 | 880 | 8674 | 7374.14 | 99.00 | 98.40 | 73.60 | 95.70 | 68.30 |
| 2011 | 880 | 5344 | 4458.28 | 61.00 | 58.80 | 73.10 | 57.80 | 67.90 |
| 2012 | 880 | 7529 | 6365.58 | 85.70 | 83.50 | 73.40 | 82.40 | 68.40 |
| 2013 | 880 | 8425 | 7125.79 | 96.20 | 95.40 | 74.00 | 92.40 | 69.10 |
| 2014 | 880 | 6265 | 5022.76 | 71.50 | 68.50 | 73.90 | 65.20 | 69.00 |
| 2015 | 880 | 7448 | 6335.29 | 85.00 | 82.90 | 74.10 | 82.20 | 69.30 |
| 2016 | 880 | 5739 | 4915.52 | 65.30 | 64.50 | 73.90 | 63.60 | 69.20 |
| 2017 | 880 | 8420 | 7189.64 | 96.10 | 94.70 | 74.40 | 93.30 | 69.80 |
| 2018 | 880 | 6625 | 5628.66 | 75.60 | 73.10 | 74.40 | 73.00 | 69.90 |
| 2019 | 880 | 7618 | 6584.52 | 87.00 | 84.80 | 74.60 | 85.40 | 70.20 |
| 2020 | 880 | 7595 | 6391.78 | 86.50 | 84.80 | 74.90 | 82.70 | 70.60 |
| 2021 | 880 | 4434 | 3552.95 | 50.60 | 48.20 | 74.30 | 46.10 | 70.00 |
| 2022 | 880 | 3339 | 2846.18 | 38.10 | 39.20 | 73.50 | 36.90 | 69.20 |
| 2023 | 880 | 8125 | 6683.66 | 92.80 | 87.50 | 73.80 | 86.70 | 69.60 |