Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 August 1959
First Criticality Monday, 17 August 1964
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 24 February 1965
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 24 February 1965
Permanent Shutdown Friday, 14 June 1985

Specifications

Capacity Net 180 MWe
Capacity Gross 230 MWe
Thermal Capacity 800 MWt
Design Net Capacity 170 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 (%)
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 230 7863 1704.00 89.80 84.20 - 84.60 -
1971 230 5002 1162.50 57.10 56.40 - 57.70 -
1972 230 6844 1596.00 77.90 76.90 - 79.00 -
1973 210 7089 1451.50 80.90 78.90 - 78.90 -
1974 210 7047 1431.20 80.40 77.80 74.70 77.80 75.50
1975 210 6396 1271.90 73.00 69.10 73.80 69.10 74.50
1976 210 5339 925.40 60.80 50.30 70.60 50.20 71.10
1977 210 4680 819.10 53.40 45.40 67.60 44.50 67.90
1978 210 5849 1055.30 66.80 57.50 66.50 57.40 66.80
1979 210 3666 657.00 41.80 41.00 64.00 35.70 63.80
1980 180 7074 1261.00 80.50 79.20 65.20 79.80 65.00
1981 180 7131 1269.90 81.40 80.60 66.30 80.50 66.10
1982 180 7995 1416.60 91.30 90.20 67.90 89.80 67.70
1983 180 7415 1340.00 84.60 83.60 68.80 85.00 68.80
1984 180 8371 1510.00 95.30 94.40 70.40 95.50 70.40
1985 180 3919 710.00 100.00 99.60 71.00 100.90 71.10

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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