Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 1 December 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Wednesday, 5 August 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 18 August 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 20 November 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 900 | 2392 | 1569.50 | 79.30 | 77.30 | 77.30 | 77.30 | 77.30 |
| 1982 | 890 | 7413 | 5745.60 | 84.60 | 81.80 | 81.40 | 73.70 | 74.00 |
| 1983 | 890 | 5207 | 4156.00 | 59.40 | 57.60 | 70.00 | 53.30 | 64.10 |
| 1984 | 890 | 7765 | 6276.00 | 88.40 | 85.10 | 74.90 | 80.30 | 69.30 |
| 1985 | 890 | 7387 | 5859.90 | 84.30 | 78.90 | 75.90 | 75.20 | 70.80 |
| 1986 | 890 | 7862 | 6664.90 | 89.80 | 88.50 | 78.40 | 85.50 | 73.60 |
| 1987 | 890 | 6795 | 5447.80 | 77.60 | 78.10 | 78.30 | 69.90 | 73.00 |
| 1988 | 890 | 6645 | 5086.00 | 75.60 | 79.90 | 78.60 | 65.10 | 71.90 |
| 1989 | 890 | 6621 | 5392.37 | 75.60 | 72.90 | 77.80 | 69.20 | 71.60 |
| 1990 | 890 | 6792 | 5153.00 | 77.50 | 87.30 | 78.90 | 66.10 | 71.00 |
| 1991 | 890 | 7612 | 6062.80 | 86.90 | 86.70 | 79.70 | 77.80 | 71.60 |
| 1992 | 890 | 6832 | 5331.48 | 77.80 | 74.50 | 79.20 | 68.20 | 71.30 |
| 1993 | 890 | 6103 | 4827.70 | 69.70 | 63.40 | 77.90 | 61.90 | 70.60 |
| 1994 | 890 | 7103 | 5263.99 | 81.10 | 79.50 | 78.00 | 67.50 | 70.30 |
| 1995 | 890 | 6997 | 5488.04 | 79.90 | 75.40 | 77.80 | 70.40 | 70.30 |
| 1996 | 890 | 7596 | 6118.49 | 86.50 | 82.90 | 78.20 | 78.30 | 70.80 |
| 1997 | 890 | 7178 | 5918.58 | 81.90 | 80.50 | 78.30 | 75.90 | 71.20 |
| 1998 | 890 | 5435 | 4506.48 | 62.00 | 59.00 | 77.20 | 57.80 | 70.40 |
| 1999 | 890 | 5770 | 4642.53 | 65.90 | 64.10 | 76.40 | 59.60 | 69.80 |
| 2000 | 890 | 6752 | 5598.66 | 76.90 | 75.20 | 76.40 | 71.60 | 69.90 |
| 2001 | 890 | 6422 | 5361.82 | 73.30 | 70.10 | 76.10 | 68.80 | 69.80 |
| 2002 | 890 | 7576 | 6134.48 | 86.50 | 83.80 | 76.40 | 78.70 | 70.20 |
| 2003 | 890 | 6759 | 5547.40 | 77.20 | 73.40 | 76.30 | 71.20 | 70.30 |
| 2004 | 890 | 5551 | 4531.79 | 63.20 | 59.40 | 75.60 | 58.00 | 69.80 |
| 2005 | 890 | 7956 | 6566.95 | 90.80 | 87.60 | 76.10 | 84.20 | 70.40 |
| 2006 | 890 | 7428 | 5905.36 | 84.80 | 83.60 | 76.40 | 75.70 | 70.60 |
| 2007 | 890 | 7384 | 5763.52 | 84.30 | 83.50 | 76.60 | 73.90 | 70.70 |
| 2008 | 890 | 6317 | 5249.14 | 71.90 | 67.50 | 76.30 | 67.10 | 70.60 |
| 2009 | 890 | 7151 | 6259.13 | 81.60 | 80.20 | 76.40 | 80.30 | 70.90 |
| 2010 | 890 | 7344 | 6472.40 | 83.80 | 82.60 | 76.60 | 83.00 | 71.30 |
| 2011 | 890 | 7506 | 6433.47 | 85.70 | 83.10 | 76.90 | 82.50 | 71.70 |
| 2012 | 890 | 5644 | 5014.64 | 64.20 | 63.60 | 76.40 | 64.10 | 71.40 |
| 2013 | 890 | 7942 | 7074.86 | 90.70 | 89.80 | 76.80 | 90.80 | 72.10 |
| 2014 | 890 | 4507 | 3970.80 | 51.40 | 50.30 | 76.00 | 50.90 | 71.40 |
| 2015 | 890 | 8025 | 6750.08 | 91.60 | 86.70 | 76.40 | 86.60 | 71.90 |
| 2016 | 890 | 7442 | 6456.43 | 84.70 | 82.40 | 76.50 | 82.60 | 72.20 |
| 2017 | 890 | 7688 | 6599.79 | 87.80 | 84.60 | 76.80 | 84.60 | 72.50 |
| 2018 | 890 | 4116 | 3438.52 | 47.00 | 44.30 | 75.90 | 44.10 | 71.80 |
| 2019 | 890 | 7196 | 5979.78 | 82.20 | 79.80 | 76.00 | 76.70 | 71.90 |
| 2020 | 890 | 5335 | 4457.67 | 60.70 | 57.40 | 75.50 | 57.00 | 71.50 |
| 2021 | 890 | 7571 | 6437.40 | 86.40 | 83.90 | 75.70 | 82.60 | 71.80 |
| 2022 | 890 | 6027 | 5033.31 | 68.80 | 65.00 | 75.50 | 64.60 | 71.60 |
| 2023 | 890 | 6634 | 5490.50 | 75.70 | 72.40 | 75.40 | 70.40 | 71.60 |