Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model MAGNOX
Owner Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Operator Magnox, Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 October 1955
First Criticality Saturday, 30 May 1959
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 1 July 1959
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 August 1959
Permanent Shutdown Tuesday, 29 June 2004

Specifications

Capacity Net 48 MWe
Capacity Gross 60 MWe
Thermal Capacity 260 MWt
Design Net Capacity 35 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 (%)
1959 - - - - - - - -
1960 - - - - - - - -
1961 - - - - - - - -
1962 - - - - - - - -
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 - - - - - - - -
1972 60 8784 482.52 100.00 91.50 - 91.60 -
1973 50 8760 391.68 100.00 92.50 - 89.40 -
1974 50 8760 389.50 100.00 93.10 - 88.90 -
1975 50 8757 374.75 100.00 91.10 - 85.60 -
1976 48 8072 380.90 91.90 90.40 - 90.30 -
1977 48 7408 344.05 84.60 81.00 - 81.80 -
1978 48 7616 356.10 86.90 84.70 - 84.70 -
1979 48 6959 329.50 79.70 78.90 - 78.60 -
1980 48 6790 324.00 77.30 76.80 - 76.80 -
1981 48 7091 328.50 81.00 78.10 - 78.10 -
1982 48 7475 344.25 85.30 81.90 85.90 81.90 84.90
1983 49 7727 358.00 88.20 85.30 85.90 83.40 84.80
1984 48 6991 330.25 79.60 78.30 85.30 78.30 84.30
1985 48 8365 356.60 95.50 88.00 85.50 84.80 84.40
1986 48 8760 362.82 100.00 88.30 85.70 86.30 84.50
1987 48 8760 367.80 100.00 89.60 85.90 87.50 84.60
1988 48 8784 359.35 100.00 88.30 86.00 85.20 84.70
1989 48 8760 342.05 100.00 85.90 86.00 81.40 84.50
1990 48 8760 356.88 100.00 89.20 86.20 84.90 84.50
1991 48 8760 339.23 100.00 85.00 86.10 80.70 84.30
1992 48 8784 360.65 100.00 87.90 86.20 85.50 84.40
1993 48 8760 380.23 100.00 92.50 86.50 90.40 84.60
1994 48 8760 387.95 100.00 93.10 86.70 92.30 85.00
1995 48 8760 385.93 100.00 93.10 87.00 91.80 85.20
1996 48 8784 389.40 100.00 93.20 87.20 92.40 85.50
1997 - - - - - - - -
1998 - - - - - - - -
1999 - - - - - - - -
2000 - - - - - - - -
2001 - - - - - - - -
2002 - - - - - - - -
2003 - - - - - - - -
2004 - - - - - - - -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in United Kingdom

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