Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP2 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Sunday, 1 February 1981 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 13 October 1987 |
| First Grid Connection | Saturday, 14 November 1987 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 1 April 1988 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 905 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 954 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 905 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 870 | 236 | 13.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | 905 | 5897 | 4410.00 | 67.80 | 86.20 | 86.20 | 56.40 | 56.40 |
| 1989 | 905 | 5664 | 4688.12 | 64.70 | 60.40 | 71.50 | 59.10 | 57.90 |
| 1990 | 905 | 7003 | 6098.01 | 79.90 | 77.00 | 73.50 | 76.90 | 64.80 |
| 1991 | 905 | 7204 | 6339.97 | 82.20 | 79.20 | 75.00 | 80.00 | 68.90 |
| 1992 | 905 | 7544 | 6387.95 | 85.90 | 82.80 | 76.70 | 80.40 | 71.30 |
| 1993 | 905 | 7359 | 6016.91 | 84.00 | 80.10 | 77.30 | 75.90 | 72.10 |
| 1994 | 905 | 7196 | 5935.09 | 82.20 | 81.20 | 77.80 | 74.90 | 72.50 |
| 1995 | 905 | 7805 | 6566.02 | 89.10 | 87.90 | 79.10 | 82.80 | 73.80 |
| 1996 | 905 | 7764 | 6574.24 | 88.40 | 87.00 | 80.00 | 82.70 | 74.80 |
| 1997 | 905 | 7795 | 6345.37 | 89.00 | 85.60 | 80.60 | 80.00 | 75.40 |
| 1998 | 905 | 7326 | 5940.13 | 83.60 | 80.20 | 80.60 | 74.90 | 75.30 |
| 1999 | 905 | 7059 | 5596.27 | 80.60 | 88.20 | 81.20 | 70.60 | 74.90 |
| 2000 | 905 | 6445 | 5110.70 | 73.40 | 72.90 | 80.60 | 64.30 | 74.10 |
| 2001 | 905 | 7078 | 5764.99 | 80.80 | 79.90 | 80.50 | 72.70 | 74.00 |
| 2002 | 905 | 7584 | 6321.31 | 86.60 | 84.00 | 80.80 | 79.70 | 74.40 |
| 2003 | 905 | 7811 | 6431.76 | 89.20 | 86.60 | 81.10 | 81.10 | 74.80 |
| 2004 | 905 | 6883 | 5513.22 | 78.40 | 74.90 | 80.80 | 69.40 | 74.50 |
| 2005 | 905 | 7030 | 5356.45 | 80.20 | 69.70 | 80.10 | 67.60 | 74.10 |
| 2006 | 905 | 7558 | 6368.95 | 86.30 | 83.30 | 80.30 | 80.30 | 74.40 |
| 2007 | 905 | 7691 | 6485.73 | 87.80 | 84.80 | 80.50 | 81.80 | 74.80 |
| 2008 | 905 | 6881 | 5863.53 | 78.30 | 75.60 | 80.30 | 73.80 | 74.80 |
| 2009 | 905 | 6232 | 5250.85 | 71.10 | 67.40 | 79.70 | 66.20 | 74.40 |
| 2010 | 905 | 4902 | 4302.57 | 56.00 | 54.30 | 78.60 | 54.30 | 73.50 |
| 2011 | 905 | 7868 | 6790.85 | 89.80 | 86.40 | 78.90 | 85.70 | 74.00 |
| 2012 | 905 | 6958 | 6125.00 | 79.20 | 77.50 | 78.90 | 77.00 | 74.10 |
| 2013 | 905 | 7573 | 6660.90 | 86.40 | 84.90 | 79.10 | 84.00 | 74.50 |
| 2014 | 905 | 7092 | 6071.89 | 81.00 | 78.90 | 79.10 | 76.60 | 74.60 |
| 2015 | 905 | 7944 | 6944.68 | 90.70 | 88.90 | 79.40 | 87.60 | 75.00 |
| 2016 | 905 | 7119 | 6037.90 | 81.00 | 76.20 | 79.30 | 76.00 | 75.10 |
| 2017 | 905 | 7624 | 6630.00 | 87.00 | 85.20 | 79.50 | 83.60 | 75.40 |
| 2018 | 905 | 6388 | 5530.08 | 72.90 | 71.10 | 79.30 | 69.80 | 75.20 |
| 2019 | 905 | 7843 | 6839.72 | 89.50 | 87.00 | 79.50 | 86.30 | 75.50 |
| 2020 | 905 | 3583 | 3089.77 | 40.80 | 40.00 | 78.30 | 38.90 | 74.40 |
| 2021 | 905 | 8441 | 6917.88 | 96.40 | 90.90 | 78.70 | 87.30 | 74.80 |
| 2022 | 905 | 6868 | 5732.97 | 78.40 | 74.00 | 78.50 | 72.30 | 74.70 |
| 2023 | 905 | 6665 | 5727.02 | 76.10 | 73.70 | 78.40 | 72.20 | 74.60 |