Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model AGR
Owner EDF Energy
Operator EDF Energy

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 October 1965
First Criticality Thursday, 23 December 1982
First Grid Connection Sunday, 3 April 1983
Commercial Operation Monday, 1 April 1985
Permanent Shutdown Monday, 7 June 2021

Specifications

Capacity Net 545 MWe
Capacity Gross 615 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1500 MWt
Design Net Capacity 607 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 - - - - - - - -
1984 600 2319 598.00 - - - - -
1985 450 6117 2438.25 67.80 62.80 62.80 61.90 61.90
1986 450 4447 1172.56 50.90 29.10 43.50 29.80 43.60
1987 450 1179 210.32 13.20 6.50 29.90 5.20 29.50
1988 450 3857 1233.94 44.20 33.30 30.80 31.40 30.00
1989 360 2650 647.20 30.30 24.80 29.60 18.00 27.60
1990 360 5093 757.96 58.30 26.30 29.20 24.10 27.10
1991 415 7329 2656.18 83.90 74.50 35.60 74.00 33.80
1992 520 2670 1052.26 30.00 27.40 34.50 26.70 32.80
1993 540 7138 3493.16 81.70 77.00 40.20 77.40 38.80
1994 555 4676 2385.68 53.50 49.20 41.40 49.20 40.10
1995 555 1587 873.72 18.10 18.20 38.80 17.90 37.60
1996 555 5311 2516.97 60.50 51.60 40.10 51.60 39.10
1997 555 4549 2078.19 51.80 42.90 40.30 42.60 39.40
1998 555 5716 2198.30 65.10 47.00 40.90 45.10 39.90
1999 555 4752 1584.20 54.10 33.00 40.30 32.50 39.30
2000 555 1201 409.64 13.70 8.40 38.00 8.40 37.10
2001 555 7108 3049.09 80.90 61.90 39.60 62.50 38.80
2002 555 5043 2167.58 57.60 45.50 40.00 44.60 39.10
2003 555 5212 2482.86 59.50 51.90 40.70 51.10 39.80
2004 555 6305 3082.47 71.80 63.80 42.00 63.20 41.20
2005 555 6039 2955.14 68.90 61.60 43.00 60.80 42.20
2006 545 5246 2453.84 59.90 51.60 43.40 51.20 42.60
2007 545 6447 2981.31 73.60 63.30 44.40 62.40 43.60
2008 520 4467 1999.90 50.80 43.70 44.30 43.30 43.60
2009 520 3527 1627.03 40.30 36.00 44.00 35.70 43.20
2010 520 3233 948.94 36.90 20.80 43.10 20.80 42.40
2011 520 2517 655.60 28.70 16.10 42.00 14.40 41.30
2012 520 4632 1979.08 52.70 44.40 42.10 43.30 41.40
2013 520 6215 2891.06 71.00 69.50 43.10 63.50 42.10
2014 520 4409 1641.91 50.30 37.40 42.90 36.00 41.90
2015 525 7679 3870.67 87.70 83.40 44.30 84.20 43.30
2016 525 7786 3959.17 88.60 84.70 45.60 85.80 44.70
2017 525 5050 2356.85 57.60 51.50 45.80 51.20 44.90
2018 545 5677 2902.74 64.80 61.50 46.20 60.80 45.40
2019 545 0 -85.83 0.00 0.00 44.80 0.00 44.00
2020 545 0 -92.66 0.00 0.00 43.50 0.00 42.60
2021 545 0 -42.30 0.00 0.00 43.00 0.00 42.10

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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