Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 15 November 1978
First Criticality Wednesday, 1 August 1984
First Grid Connection Thursday, 6 September 1984
Commercial Operation Monday, 1 April 1985

Specifications

Capacity Net 915 MWe
Capacity Gross 956 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2785 MWt
Design Net Capacity 915 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 (%)
1984 880 651 146.00 - - - - -
1985 880 8330 6103.20 97.30 96.00 96.00 83.40 83.40
1986 880 6258 4955.00 71.40 70.10 81.20 64.30 72.50
1987 900 6761 5559.90 77.20 79.10 80.40 70.50 71.80
1988 915 7176 5698.00 81.70 80.60 80.50 70.90 71.50
1989 915 7697 6298.51 87.90 83.30 81.10 78.60 73.00
1990 915 7114 6001.78 81.20 77.70 80.50 74.90 73.40
1991 915 4838 4099.88 55.20 53.80 76.50 51.20 70.00
1992 915 6910 5946.87 78.70 77.00 76.50 74.00 70.60
1993 915 6463 5441.04 73.80 73.50 76.20 67.90 70.20
1994 915 6765 5566.06 77.20 94.10 78.00 69.40 70.20
1995 915 6581 5366.77 75.10 72.40 77.50 67.00 69.90
1996 915 7870 6521.86 89.60 87.10 78.30 81.10 70.80
1997 915 6596 5176.08 75.30 76.50 78.20 64.60 70.30
1998 915 7396 6003.57 84.40 79.00 78.20 74.90 70.70
1999 915 7787 6393.81 88.90 85.30 78.70 79.80 71.30
2000 915 7755 6420.91 88.30 85.60 79.20 79.90 71.80
2001 915 7053 5914.40 80.50 76.50 79.00 73.80 72.00
2002 915 7776 6547.44 88.80 86.00 79.40 81.70 72.50
2003 915 6927 5727.93 79.10 75.60 79.20 71.50 72.40
2004 915 7661 6612.96 87.20 84.90 79.50 82.30 73.00
2005 915 7684 6504.12 87.70 83.00 79.70 81.10 73.40
2006 915 7736 6509.49 88.30 84.30 79.90 81.20 73.70
2007 915 5602 4617.90 64.00 58.00 78.90 57.60 73.00
2008 915 6633 5597.43 75.50 69.80 78.50 69.60 72.90
2009 915 6886 5862.16 78.60 73.60 78.30 73.10 72.90
2010 915 6036 5305.44 68.90 66.60 77.90 66.20 72.60
2011 915 6577 5791.15 75.10 73.00 77.70 72.20 72.60
2012 915 7665 6761.59 87.30 84.70 77.90 84.10 73.00
2013 915 6729 5729.40 76.80 73.00 77.80 71.50 73.00
2014 915 7931 6708.45 90.50 86.20 78.00 83.70 73.30
2015 915 6630 5568.66 75.70 70.20 77.80 69.50 73.20
2016 915 7743 6596.10 88.20 83.10 78.00 82.10 73.50
2017 915 7739 6505.00 88.30 84.00 78.20 81.20 73.70
2018 915 5958 4984.84 68.00 64.40 77.70 62.20 73.40
2019 915 6038 4872.15 68.90 65.10 77.40 60.80 73.00
2020 915 6924 5761.69 78.80 74.50 77.30 71.70 73.00
2021 915 6401 5251.28 73.10 67.90 77.00 65.50 72.80
2022 915 6707 5384.34 76.60 69.60 76.80 67.20 72.60
2023 915 6336 5425.63 72.30 69.20 76.60 67.70 72.50

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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