Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 February 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 15 March 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 23 March 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 10 September 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 890 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 937 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 890 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 900 | 3950 | 2764.00 | 73.10 | 61.90 | 61.90 | 69.10 | 69.10 |
| 1981 | 900 | 5270 | 4322.10 | 60.20 | 55.90 | 57.40 | 54.80 | 58.40 |
| 1982 | 890 | 5994 | 5043.90 | 68.40 | 65.60 | 60.90 | 64.70 | 61.10 |
| 1983 | 890 | 7847 | 6263.00 | 89.60 | 85.90 | 68.40 | 80.30 | 66.80 |
| 1984 | 890 | 6777 | 5391.00 | 77.20 | 73.60 | 69.60 | 69.00 | 67.30 |
| 1985 | 890 | 7223 | 5738.50 | 82.40 | 80.60 | 71.60 | 73.60 | 68.50 |
| 1986 | 890 | 6673 | 5157.40 | 76.20 | 75.70 | 72.30 | 66.20 | 68.10 |
| 1987 | 890 | 6245 | 4780.20 | 71.30 | 65.90 | 71.40 | 61.30 | 67.20 |
| 1988 | 890 | 5239 | 3920.00 | 59.60 | 59.60 | 70.00 | 50.10 | 65.20 |
| 1989 | 890 | 8207 | 6467.63 | 93.70 | 97.90 | 73.00 | 83.00 | 67.10 |
| 1990 | 890 | 3110 | 2187.08 | 35.50 | 34.00 | 69.20 | 28.00 | 63.30 |
| 1991 | 890 | 7305 | 6390.92 | 83.40 | 81.80 | 70.30 | 82.00 | 64.90 |
| 1992 | 890 | 7293 | 6305.06 | 83.00 | 80.70 | 71.20 | 80.60 | 66.20 |
| 1993 | 890 | 7676 | 6702.80 | 87.60 | 86.40 | 72.30 | 86.00 | 67.70 |
| 1994 | 890 | 6185 | 5299.19 | 70.60 | 68.90 | 72.10 | 68.00 | 67.70 |
| 1995 | 890 | 7413 | 6193.95 | 84.60 | 82.90 | 72.80 | 79.40 | 68.50 |
| 1996 | 890 | 7378 | 5895.50 | 84.00 | 82.20 | 73.40 | 75.40 | 68.90 |
| 1997 | 890 | 6465 | 5172.13 | 73.80 | 71.90 | 73.30 | 66.30 | 68.80 |
| 1998 | 890 | 7294 | 6042.70 | 83.30 | 80.50 | 73.70 | 77.50 | 69.20 |
| 1999 | 890 | 6815 | 5492.41 | 77.80 | 75.30 | 73.80 | 70.40 | 69.30 |
| 2000 | 890 | 7676 | 6153.75 | 87.40 | 85.40 | 74.30 | 78.70 | 69.80 |
| 2001 | 890 | 5152 | 4125.07 | 58.80 | 56.70 | 73.50 | 52.90 | 69.00 |
| 2002 | 890 | 7586 | 6249.59 | 86.60 | 86.80 | 74.10 | 80.20 | 69.50 |
| 2003 | 890 | 6964 | 5733.30 | 79.50 | 76.80 | 74.20 | 73.50 | 69.60 |
| 2004 | 890 | 7840 | 6091.18 | 89.20 | 89.30 | 74.80 | 77.90 | 70.00 |
| 2005 | 890 | 7554 | 5838.83 | 86.20 | 82.80 | 75.10 | 74.90 | 70.20 |
| 2006 | 890 | 8077 | 6615.07 | 92.20 | 88.60 | 75.60 | 84.80 | 70.70 |
| 2007 | 890 | 7329 | 6050.04 | 83.70 | 80.70 | 75.80 | 77.60 | 71.00 |
| 2008 | 890 | 8051 | 6545.33 | 91.70 | 89.70 | 76.30 | 83.70 | 71.40 |
| 2009 | 890 | 6048 | 4973.23 | 69.00 | 66.70 | 76.00 | 63.80 | 71.20 |
| 2010 | 890 | 7511 | 6357.03 | 85.70 | 83.90 | 76.30 | 81.50 | 71.50 |
| 2011 | 890 | 6373 | 5426.06 | 72.80 | 70.70 | 76.10 | 69.60 | 71.40 |
| 2012 | 890 | 7623 | 6464.50 | 86.80 | 84.50 | 76.30 | 82.70 | 71.80 |
| 2013 | 890 | 5882 | 5072.13 | 67.20 | 65.90 | 76.00 | 65.10 | 71.60 |
| 2014 | 890 | 7927 | 6775.73 | 90.50 | 87.70 | 76.40 | 86.90 | 72.00 |
| 2015 | 890 | 7168 | 6035.49 | 81.80 | 78.70 | 76.40 | 77.40 | 72.20 |
| 2016 | 890 | 8073 | 6803.89 | 91.90 | 89.30 | 76.80 | 87.00 | 72.60 |
| 2017 | 890 | 7027 | 6000.03 | 80.20 | 78.70 | 76.80 | 77.00 | 72.70 |
| 2018 | 890 | 7824 | 6520.92 | 89.30 | 86.60 | 77.10 | 83.60 | 73.00 |
| 2019 | 890 | 5699 | 4901.76 | 65.10 | 63.90 | 76.80 | 62.90 | 72.80 |
| 2020 | 890 | 4156 | 3532.86 | 47.30 | 49.00 | 76.10 | 45.20 | 72.10 |
| 2021 | 890 | 2238 | 1862.24 | 25.60 | 24.10 | 74.80 | 23.90 | 70.90 |
| 2022 | 890 | 6476 | 5530.96 | 73.90 | 71.60 | 74.70 | 70.90 | 70.90 |
| 2023 | 890 | 5699 | 4348.67 | 65.10 | 60.90 | 74.40 | 55.80 | 70.60 |