Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 1 April 1991
First Criticality Saturday, 27 November 1999
First Grid Connection Friday, 24 December 1999
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 23 April 2002

Specifications

Capacity Net 1495 MWe
Capacity Gross 1561 MWe
Thermal Capacity 4270 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1450 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 (%)
1999 - - - - - - - -
2000 1450 4638 5121.76 - - - - -
2001 1450 6555 9055.42 - - - - -
2002 1495 6080 7491.29 85.80 91.90 91.90 70.30 70.30
2003 1495 6542 9084.75 74.70 70.40 79.00 69.40 69.80
2004 1495 8042 11698.64 91.60 89.60 83.00 89.10 77.00
2005 1495 6748 9621.39 77.00 73.50 80.40 73.50 76.00
2006 1495 7811 11140.10 89.20 89.80 82.40 85.10 78.00
2007 1495 7141 9973.85 81.50 80.20 82.00 76.20 77.60
2008 1495 8085 11321.50 92.00 89.00 83.10 86.20 78.90
2009 1495 7219 10293.33 82.40 80.10 82.70 78.60 78.90
2010 1495 7743 11094.03 88.40 86.10 83.10 84.70 79.60
2011 1495 7717 10640.60 88.10 86.60 83.40 81.20 79.70
2012 1495 3228 4561.72 36.80 35.30 78.90 34.70 75.50
2013 1495 7344 10581.57 83.80 82.70 79.20 80.80 76.00
2014 1495 8091 10918.20 92.40 95.40 80.50 83.40 76.60
2015 1495 6332 8920.04 72.30 69.40 79.70 68.10 75.90
2016 1495 5944 8169.29 67.70 64.00 78.60 62.20 75.00
2017 1495 7884 11390.13 90.00 87.60 79.20 87.00 75.80
2018 1495 6063 8867.46 69.20 67.90 78.50 67.70 75.30
2019 1495 7243 10630.33 82.70 82.40 78.80 81.20 75.60
2020 1495 8184 9482.62 93.20 72.30 78.40 72.20 75.40
2021 1495 3077 4424.47 35.10 33.70 76.10 33.80 73.30
2022 1495 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 72.40 0.00 69.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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