Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 April 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 5 December 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 10 December 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 16 February 1981 |
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 | 310 | 50.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 900 | 7306 | 5818.40 | 81.70 | 75.50 | 75.50 | 73.90 | 73.90 |
| 1982 | 890 | 4848 | 4110.80 | 55.30 | 53.00 | 63.40 | 52.70 | 62.40 |
| 1983 | 890 | 6139 | 5191.00 | 70.10 | 67.70 | 64.90 | 66.60 | 63.90 |
| 1984 | 890 | 6884 | 5781.00 | 78.40 | 76.10 | 67.80 | 74.00 | 66.50 |
| 1985 | 890 | 7400 | 6056.90 | 84.50 | 84.30 | 71.20 | 77.70 | 68.80 |
| 1986 | 890 | 6983 | 5658.50 | 79.70 | 82.00 | 73.00 | 72.60 | 69.50 |
| 1987 | 890 | 5715 | 4855.97 | 65.20 | 76.40 | 73.50 | 62.30 | 68.40 |
| 1988 | 890 | 6153 | 4583.00 | 70.00 | 92.40 | 76.00 | 58.60 | 67.20 |
| 1989 | 890 | 6927 | 5485.29 | 79.10 | 77.00 | 76.10 | 70.40 | 67.50 |
| 1990 | 890 | 6292 | 4869.51 | 71.80 | 67.80 | 75.20 | 62.50 | 67.00 |
| 1991 | 890 | 5407 | 4201.95 | 61.70 | 63.30 | 74.10 | 53.90 | 65.80 |
| 1992 | 890 | 6429 | 5049.75 | 73.20 | 74.70 | 74.20 | 64.60 | 65.70 |
| 1993 | 890 | 7625 | 5976.57 | 87.00 | 79.60 | 74.60 | 76.70 | 66.60 |
| 1994 | 890 | 5328 | 4444.99 | 60.80 | 84.80 | 75.30 | 57.00 | 65.90 |
| 1995 | 890 | 6952 | 5562.04 | 79.40 | 95.00 | 76.60 | 71.30 | 66.20 |
| 1996 | 890 | 7437 | 5761.00 | 84.70 | 81.50 | 77.00 | 73.70 | 66.70 |
| 1997 | 890 | 6204 | 4966.59 | 70.80 | 67.50 | 76.40 | 63.70 | 66.50 |
| 1998 | 890 | 7192 | 5855.92 | 82.10 | 78.30 | 76.50 | 75.10 | 67.00 |
| 1999 | 890 | 6688 | 5312.90 | 76.40 | 69.20 | 76.10 | 68.20 | 67.10 |
| 2000 | 890 | 7121 | 5866.14 | 81.10 | 76.00 | 76.10 | 75.00 | 67.50 |
| 2001 | 890 | 6593 | 5355.88 | 75.30 | 72.40 | 75.90 | 68.70 | 67.50 |
| 2002 | 890 | 5196 | 4307.55 | 59.30 | 56.00 | 75.00 | 55.20 | 67.00 |
| 2003 | 890 | 7631 | 6268.32 | 87.10 | 81.30 | 75.30 | 80.40 | 67.60 |
| 2004 | 890 | 7286 | 5983.93 | 83.00 | 93.70 | 76.10 | 76.50 | 67.90 |
| 2005 | 890 | 6719 | 5255.28 | 76.70 | 75.80 | 76.10 | 67.40 | 67.90 |
| 2006 | 890 | 7371 | 5880.50 | 84.10 | 83.20 | 76.30 | 75.40 | 68.20 |
| 2007 | 890 | 8201 | 6582.66 | 93.60 | 88.90 | 76.80 | 84.40 | 68.80 |
| 2008 | 890 | 7462 | 6014.89 | 85.00 | 82.10 | 77.00 | 76.90 | 69.10 |
| 2009 | 890 | 7902 | 6455.29 | 90.20 | 86.60 | 77.30 | 82.80 | 69.60 |
| 2010 | 890 | 6491 | 5399.78 | 74.10 | 71.20 | 77.10 | 69.30 | 69.60 |
| 2011 | 890 | 7890 | 6741.93 | 90.10 | 88.70 | 77.50 | 86.50 | 70.10 |
| 2012 | 890 | 6091 | 5117.98 | 69.30 | 67.40 | 77.20 | 65.50 | 70.00 |
| 2013 | 890 | 7666 | 6508.82 | 87.50 | 87.40 | 77.50 | 83.50 | 70.40 |
| 2014 | 890 | 6913 | 5771.73 | 78.90 | 77.80 | 77.50 | 74.00 | 70.50 |
| 2015 | 890 | 7490 | 6402.25 | 85.50 | 83.00 | 77.70 | 82.10 | 70.80 |
| 2016 | 890 | 5619 | 4932.37 | 64.00 | 61.60 | 77.20 | 63.10 | 70.60 |
| 2017 | 890 | 6869 | 6153.50 | 78.40 | 77.20 | 77.20 | 78.90 | 70.80 |
| 2018 | 890 | 6585 | 5831.89 | 75.20 | 72.90 | 77.10 | 74.80 | 70.90 |
| 2019 | 890 | 7793 | 7062.17 | 89.00 | 87.60 | 77.40 | 90.60 | 71.40 |
| 2020 | 890 | 6011 | 5081.11 | 68.40 | 63.10 | 77.00 | 65.00 | 71.30 |
| 2021 | 890 | 7346 | 6520.64 | 83.90 | 81.70 | 77.10 | 83.60 | 71.60 |
| 2022 | 890 | 2069 | 1855.50 | 23.60 | 23.10 | 75.80 | 23.80 | 70.40 |
| 2023 | 890 | 7843 | 6679.55 | 89.50 | 88.50 | 76.10 | 85.70 | 70.80 |