Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP2 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 March 1977 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 23 September 1983 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 29 November 1983 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 1 August 1984 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 905 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 954 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 870 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 870 | 212 | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 870 | 7226 | 5394.00 | 81.30 | 91.70 | 91.70 | 75.80 | 75.80 |
| 1985 | 870 | 6201 | 5037.40 | 70.80 | 67.90 | 74.90 | 66.10 | 69.00 |
| 1986 | 870 | 7639 | 6215.10 | 87.20 | 86.00 | 79.50 | 81.60 | 74.20 |
| 1987 | 870 | 7171 | 5618.80 | 81.90 | 80.70 | 79.90 | 73.70 | 74.00 |
| 1988 | 870 | 5731 | 4425.00 | 65.20 | 67.30 | 77.00 | 57.90 | 70.40 |
| 1989 | 870 | 7873 | 6043.40 | 89.90 | 91.20 | 79.60 | 79.30 | 72.00 |
| 1990 | 870 | 6714 | 5216.99 | 76.60 | 84.10 | 80.30 | 68.40 | 71.50 |
| 1991 | 870 | 3921 | 3142.20 | 44.80 | 53.20 | 76.70 | 41.20 | 67.40 |
| 1992 | 870 | 7321 | 6295.44 | 83.30 | 80.80 | 77.20 | 82.40 | 69.20 |
| 1993 | 870 | 6867 | 5491.59 | 78.40 | 76.20 | 77.10 | 72.10 | 69.50 |
| 1994 | 905 | 7407 | 6174.63 | 84.60 | 83.90 | 77.70 | 77.90 | 70.30 |
| 1995 | 905 | 7741 | 6356.32 | 88.40 | 86.00 | 78.50 | 80.20 | 71.20 |
| 1996 | 905 | 6206 | 5287.61 | 70.60 | 69.40 | 77.70 | 66.50 | 70.80 |
| 1997 | 905 | 7622 | 6637.94 | 87.00 | 85.20 | 78.30 | 83.70 | 71.80 |
| 1998 | 905 | 7136 | 6186.39 | 81.50 | 79.80 | 78.40 | 78.00 | 72.20 |
| 1999 | 905 | 7075 | 5900.93 | 80.80 | 79.00 | 78.40 | 74.40 | 72.40 |
| 2000 | 905 | 7260 | 6177.00 | 82.60 | 80.80 | 78.60 | 77.70 | 72.70 |
| 2001 | 905 | 7846 | 6646.20 | 89.60 | 87.50 | 79.10 | 83.80 | 73.40 |
| 2002 | 905 | 7404 | 6155.60 | 84.50 | 85.40 | 79.50 | 77.60 | 73.60 |
| 2003 | 905 | 7163 | 5746.23 | 81.80 | 78.70 | 79.40 | 72.50 | 73.60 |
| 2004 | 905 | 7252 | 6133.37 | 82.60 | 80.60 | 79.50 | 77.20 | 73.70 |
| 2005 | 905 | 7882 | 6659.58 | 90.00 | 86.50 | 79.80 | 84.00 | 74.20 |
| 2006 | 905 | 5503 | 4548.84 | 62.80 | 60.10 | 78.90 | 57.40 | 73.50 |
| 2007 | 905 | 7023 | 5965.94 | 80.20 | 76.60 | 78.80 | 75.20 | 73.50 |
| 2008 | 905 | 5852 | 5038.27 | 66.60 | 64.20 | 78.20 | 63.40 | 73.10 |
| 2009 | 905 | 7485 | 6111.50 | 85.40 | 77.90 | 78.20 | 77.10 | 73.30 |
| 2010 | 905 | 6561 | 5735.14 | 74.90 | 73.00 | 78.00 | 72.30 | 73.20 |
| 2011 | 905 | 7733 | 6863.39 | 88.30 | 87.20 | 78.30 | 86.60 | 73.70 |
| 2012 | 905 | 7965 | 6880.86 | 90.70 | 87.30 | 78.70 | 86.60 | 74.20 |
| 2013 | 905 | 5483 | 4538.32 | 62.60 | 63.20 | 78.10 | 57.20 | 73.60 |
| 2014 | 905 | 6565 | 5721.41 | 74.90 | 73.80 | 78.00 | 72.20 | 73.60 |
| 2015 | 905 | 6235 | 5495.29 | 71.20 | 69.60 | 77.70 | 69.30 | 73.40 |
| 2016 | 905 | 4251 | 3614.86 | 48.40 | 45.50 | 76.70 | 45.50 | 72.60 |
| 2017 | 905 | 7345 | 6249.36 | 83.80 | 81.20 | 76.80 | 78.80 | 72.70 |
| 2018 | 905 | 6303 | 5352.55 | 72.00 | 69.60 | 76.60 | 67.50 | 72.60 |
| 2019 | 905 | 6607 | 5716.24 | 75.40 | 72.70 | 76.50 | 72.10 | 72.60 |
| 2020 | 905 | 7452 | 6431.85 | 84.80 | 83.50 | 76.70 | 80.90 | 72.80 |
| 2021 | 905 | 6083 | 4938.64 | 69.40 | 66.60 | 76.40 | 62.30 | 72.50 |
| 2022 | 905 | 6285 | 5078.62 | 71.80 | 68.30 | 76.20 | 64.10 | 72.30 |
| 2023 | 905 | 7436 | 6100.43 | 84.90 | 79.60 | 76.30 | 77.00 | 72.40 |