Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CP2
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 March 1977
First Criticality Friday, 23 September 1983
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 29 November 1983
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 1 August 1984

Specifications

Capacity Net 905 MWe
Capacity Gross 954 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2785 MWt
Design Net Capacity 870 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 (%)
1983 870 212 1.00 - - - - -
1984 870 7226 5394.00 81.30 91.70 91.70 75.80 75.80
1985 870 6201 5037.40 70.80 67.90 74.90 66.10 69.00
1986 870 7639 6215.10 87.20 86.00 79.50 81.60 74.20
1987 870 7171 5618.80 81.90 80.70 79.90 73.70 74.00
1988 870 5731 4425.00 65.20 67.30 77.00 57.90 70.40
1989 870 7873 6043.40 89.90 91.20 79.60 79.30 72.00
1990 870 6714 5216.99 76.60 84.10 80.30 68.40 71.50
1991 870 3921 3142.20 44.80 53.20 76.70 41.20 67.40
1992 870 7321 6295.44 83.30 80.80 77.20 82.40 69.20
1993 870 6867 5491.59 78.40 76.20 77.10 72.10 69.50
1994 905 7407 6174.63 84.60 83.90 77.70 77.90 70.30
1995 905 7741 6356.32 88.40 86.00 78.50 80.20 71.20
1996 905 6206 5287.61 70.60 69.40 77.70 66.50 70.80
1997 905 7622 6637.94 87.00 85.20 78.30 83.70 71.80
1998 905 7136 6186.39 81.50 79.80 78.40 78.00 72.20
1999 905 7075 5900.93 80.80 79.00 78.40 74.40 72.40
2000 905 7260 6177.00 82.60 80.80 78.60 77.70 72.70
2001 905 7846 6646.20 89.60 87.50 79.10 83.80 73.40
2002 905 7404 6155.60 84.50 85.40 79.50 77.60 73.60
2003 905 7163 5746.23 81.80 78.70 79.40 72.50 73.60
2004 905 7252 6133.37 82.60 80.60 79.50 77.20 73.70
2005 905 7882 6659.58 90.00 86.50 79.80 84.00 74.20
2006 905 5503 4548.84 62.80 60.10 78.90 57.40 73.50
2007 905 7023 5965.94 80.20 76.60 78.80 75.20 73.50
2008 905 5852 5038.27 66.60 64.20 78.20 63.40 73.10
2009 905 7485 6111.50 85.40 77.90 78.20 77.10 73.30
2010 905 6561 5735.14 74.90 73.00 78.00 72.30 73.20
2011 905 7733 6863.39 88.30 87.20 78.30 86.60 73.70
2012 905 7965 6880.86 90.70 87.30 78.70 86.60 74.20
2013 905 5483 4538.32 62.60 63.20 78.10 57.20 73.60
2014 905 6565 5721.41 74.90 73.80 78.00 72.20 73.60
2015 905 6235 5495.29 71.20 69.60 77.70 69.30 73.40
2016 905 4251 3614.86 48.40 45.50 76.70 45.50 72.60
2017 905 7345 6249.36 83.80 81.20 76.80 78.80 72.70
2018 905 6303 5352.55 72.00 69.60 76.60 67.50 72.60
2019 905 6607 5716.24 75.40 72.70 76.50 72.10 72.60
2020 905 7452 6431.85 84.80 83.50 76.70 80.90 72.80
2021 905 6083 4938.64 69.40 66.60 76.40 62.30 72.50
2022 905 6285 5078.62 71.80 68.30 76.20 64.10 72.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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