Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model N4 REP 1450
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 January 1984
First Criticality Thursday, 25 July 1996
First Grid Connection Friday, 30 August 1996
Commercial Operation Monday, 15 May 2000

Specifications

Capacity Net 1500 MWe
Capacity Gross 1560 MWe
Thermal Capacity 4270 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1455 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 (%)
1996 - - - - - - - -
1997 1455 5063 5784.96 - - - - -
1998 1455 1034 1540.50 - - - - -
1999 1455 3617 4886.64 - - - - -
2000 1455 5877 8429.16 97.10 96.90 96.90 98.40 98.40
2001 1455 6800 9524.35 77.60 75.00 83.80 74.70 84.20
2002 1455 6807 9515.08 77.70 81.00 82.80 74.60 80.60
2003 1500 7219 10021.89 82.40 85.60 83.50 76.30 79.40
2004 1500 7657 10671.09 87.20 83.60 83.60 81.00 79.80
2005 1500 6285 9047.67 71.70 69.60 81.10 68.80 77.80
2006 1500 6885 9845.73 78.60 75.60 80.20 74.90 77.40
2007 1500 7154 10402.28 81.70 79.60 80.20 79.20 77.60
2008 1500 8572 12376.75 97.60 95.00 81.90 93.90 79.50
2009 1500 6307 8649.52 72.00 67.50 80.40 65.80 78.10
2010 1500 5962 8663.04 68.10 65.90 79.00 65.90 76.90
2011 1500 7044 10285.74 80.40 79.70 79.10 78.30 77.10
2012 1500 8496 12512.93 96.70 96.50 80.50 95.00 78.50
2013 1500 6905 10034.78 78.80 78.20 80.30 76.40 78.30
2014 1500 6279 8950.47 71.70 71.70 79.70 68.10 77.60
2015 1500 7835 11334.11 89.40 88.60 80.30 86.30 78.20
2016 1500 8671 11392.17 98.70 94.30 81.10 86.50 78.70
2017 1500 5760 8172.98 65.80 63.30 80.10 62.20 77.80
2018 1500 6522 9526.45 74.40 73.40 79.70 72.50 77.50
2019 1500 7952 11128.09 90.80 90.30 80.30 84.70 77.80
2020 1500 3206 4440.81 36.50 33.70 78.00 33.70 75.70
2021 1500 6209 8981.37 70.90 69.80 77.60 68.40 75.40
2022 1500 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 74.20 0.00 72.00
2023 1500 5589 8089.97 63.80 62.10 73.70 61.60 71.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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