Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP2 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 October 1980 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 18 September 1986 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 20 October 1986 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 4 March 1987 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 905 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 954 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 905 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 870 | 1190 | 596.80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | 870 | 5311 | 4120.60 | 59.70 | 67.60 | 67.60 | 52.00 | 52.00 |
| 1988 | 905 | 5354 | 4413.00 | 61.00 | 58.90 | 62.80 | 55.50 | 54.00 |
| 1989 | 905 | 6125 | 5028.58 | 69.90 | 77.80 | 68.10 | 63.40 | 57.30 |
| 1990 | 905 | 6274 | 5417.63 | 71.60 | 69.10 | 68.40 | 68.30 | 60.20 |
| 1991 | 905 | 8204 | 7026.39 | 93.60 | 90.70 | 73.00 | 88.60 | 66.10 |
| 1992 | 905 | 7468 | 6091.45 | 85.00 | 85.60 | 75.20 | 76.60 | 67.90 |
| 1993 | 905 | 6827 | 5600.75 | 77.90 | 72.60 | 74.80 | 70.60 | 68.30 |
| 1994 | 905 | 6325 | 5064.02 | 72.20 | 75.40 | 74.90 | 63.90 | 67.80 |
| 1995 | 905 | 7177 | 6005.65 | 81.90 | 82.50 | 75.80 | 75.80 | 68.70 |
| 1996 | 905 | 7761 | 6277.96 | 88.40 | 86.90 | 76.90 | 79.00 | 69.70 |
| 1997 | 905 | 7249 | 5816.77 | 82.80 | 85.10 | 77.60 | 73.40 | 70.10 |
| 1998 | 905 | 7472 | 6345.64 | 85.30 | 81.30 | 78.00 | 80.00 | 70.90 |
| 1999 | 905 | 6656 | 5601.97 | 76.00 | 72.20 | 77.50 | 70.70 | 70.90 |
| 2000 | 905 | 7386 | 6330.11 | 84.10 | 82.50 | 77.90 | 79.60 | 71.50 |
| 2001 | 905 | 7665 | 6318.00 | 87.50 | 84.80 | 78.30 | 79.70 | 72.10 |
| 2002 | 905 | 7971 | 6720.45 | 91.00 | 87.60 | 78.90 | 84.80 | 72.90 |
| 2003 | 905 | 6954 | 5807.75 | 79.40 | 77.60 | 78.80 | 73.30 | 72.90 |
| 2004 | 905 | 7444 | 5784.36 | 84.70 | 82.30 | 79.00 | 72.80 | 72.90 |
| 2005 | 905 | 7287 | 5595.37 | 83.20 | 76.50 | 78.90 | 70.60 | 72.80 |
| 2006 | 905 | 7930 | 6369.75 | 90.50 | 86.30 | 79.30 | 80.40 | 73.20 |
| 2007 | 905 | 7310 | 6061.29 | 83.40 | 77.90 | 79.20 | 76.50 | 73.30 |
| 2008 | 905 | 7760 | 6498.11 | 88.30 | 82.30 | 79.40 | 81.70 | 73.70 |
| 2009 | 905 | 4114 | 3433.46 | 47.00 | 43.40 | 77.80 | 43.30 | 72.40 |
| 2010 | 905 | 7485 | 6488.82 | 85.40 | 82.40 | 78.00 | 81.80 | 72.80 |
| 2011 | 905 | 6906 | 6043.83 | 78.80 | 77.60 | 78.00 | 76.20 | 72.90 |
| 2012 | 905 | 7662 | 6770.53 | 87.20 | 85.90 | 78.30 | 85.20 | 73.40 |
| 2013 | 905 | 6823 | 5930.23 | 77.90 | 75.30 | 78.20 | 74.80 | 73.40 |
| 2014 | 905 | 7711 | 6733.16 | 88.00 | 86.60 | 78.50 | 84.90 | 73.80 |
| 2015 | 905 | 6515 | 5735.52 | 74.40 | 72.80 | 78.30 | 72.40 | 73.80 |
| 2016 | 905 | 7949 | 6806.55 | 90.50 | 87.40 | 78.60 | 85.60 | 74.20 |
| 2017 | 905 | 7079 | 6070.41 | 80.80 | 78.90 | 78.60 | 76.60 | 74.30 |
| 2018 | 905 | 7668 | 6593.67 | 87.50 | 84.70 | 78.80 | 83.20 | 74.60 |
| 2019 | 905 | 5526 | 4795.66 | 63.10 | 62.10 | 78.30 | 60.50 | 74.10 |
| 2020 | 905 | 6046 | 4848.50 | 68.80 | 67.60 | 78.00 | 61.00 | 73.70 |
| 2021 | 905 | 6022 | 5119.31 | 68.70 | 66.20 | 77.60 | 64.60 | 73.50 |
| 2022 | 905 | 2323 | 1976.92 | 26.50 | 25.50 | 76.20 | 24.90 | 72.10 |
| 2023 | 905 | 5722 | 4835.37 | 65.30 | 61.90 | 75.80 | 61.00 | 71.80 |