Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CHOOZ-A
Owner EDF
Operator Societe D'Energie Nucleaire Franco-Belge Des Ardennes

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 1 January 1962
First Criticality Tuesday, 18 October 1966
First Grid Connection Monday, 3 April 1967
Commercial Operation Saturday, 15 April 1967
Permanent Shutdown Wednesday, 30 October 1991

Specifications

Capacity Net 305 MWe
Capacity Gross 320 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1040 MWt
Design Net Capacity 280 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 (%)
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 282 5209 1314.00 59.50 53.20 - 53.20 -
1971 282 6905 1930.00 78.80 78.80 - 78.10 -
1972 288 7471 2139.70 85.00 84.60 72.30 84.60 72.10
1973 280 7534 2028.20 86.00 83.40 75.00 84.20 75.00
1974 280 5409 1475.10 61.80 59.70 72.00 60.10 72.10
1975 305 6832 2015.70 78.00 76.10 72.70 75.40 72.70
1976 305 5536 1364.00 63.00 53.40 69.80 50.90 69.40
1977 305 8145 2462.00 93.00 90.80 72.50 92.20 72.40
1978 305 6734 2012.00 76.90 74.20 72.70 75.30 72.70
1979 305 5841 1686.00 66.70 61.30 71.50 63.10 71.70
1980 305 5921 1817.00 67.40 66.90 71.10 67.80 71.30
1981 305 6016 1824.90 68.70 67.60 70.80 68.30 71.10
1982 305 6931 2022.40 79.10 75.90 71.20 75.70 71.40
1983 305 6707 1902.00 76.60 74.30 71.40 71.20 71.40
1984 305 6607 1918.00 75.20 72.30 71.50 71.60 71.40
1985 305 5736 1688.57 65.50 63.00 71.00 63.20 70.90
1986 305 4634 1368.18 52.90 51.70 69.80 51.20 69.70
1987 305 2697 825.92 30.80 30.70 67.60 30.90 67.50
1988 305 5869 1734.24 66.80 65.00 67.40 64.70 67.40
1989 305 5818 1627.88 66.40 61.40 67.10 60.90 67.00
1990 305 6496 1481.88 74.20 55.60 66.60 55.50 66.50
1991 305 6799 1332.68 93.20 60.10 66.30 59.90 66.20

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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