Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 March 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 2 August 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 26 August 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 1 December 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 910 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 951 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 910 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 | 920 | 1916 | 1282.00 | 76.80 | 74.70 | 74.70 | 75.20 | 75.20 |
| 1981 | 920 | 7276 | 5949.20 | 83.10 | 81.20 | 80.70 | 73.80 | 73.90 |
| 1982 | 910 | 2732 | 2118.50 | 31.20 | 29.20 | 56.10 | 26.60 | 51.40 |
| 1983 | 910 | 6917 | 6130.00 | 79.00 | 77.90 | 63.20 | 76.90 | 59.60 |
| 1984 | 910 | 6751 | 5749.00 | 76.90 | 82.00 | 67.80 | 71.90 | 62.60 |
| 1985 | 910 | 7950 | 6829.70 | 90.80 | 89.60 | 72.10 | 85.70 | 67.10 |
| 1986 | 910 | 7956 | 6422.00 | 90.80 | 96.40 | 76.10 | 80.60 | 69.30 |
| 1987 | 910 | 6807 | 5357.90 | 77.70 | 75.20 | 75.90 | 67.20 | 69.00 |
| 1988 | 910 | 7227 | 5577.00 | 82.30 | 77.20 | 76.10 | 69.80 | 69.10 |
| 1989 | 910 | 7460 | 6412.93 | 85.20 | 83.60 | 76.90 | 80.40 | 70.40 |
| 1990 | 910 | 7164 | 6143.08 | 81.80 | 79.60 | 77.20 | 77.10 | 71.00 |
| 1991 | 910 | 5648 | 4915.91 | 64.50 | 63.00 | 75.90 | 61.70 | 70.20 |
| 1992 | 910 | 7149 | 6124.15 | 81.40 | 78.20 | 76.10 | 76.60 | 70.70 |
| 1993 | 910 | 7297 | 6219.87 | 83.30 | 79.30 | 76.30 | 78.00 | 71.30 |
| 1994 | 910 | 7638 | 6293.68 | 87.20 | 82.70 | 76.80 | 79.00 | 71.80 |
| 1995 | 910 | 6735 | 5599.66 | 76.90 | 74.60 | 76.60 | 70.20 | 71.70 |
| 1996 | 910 | 6361 | 5235.92 | 72.40 | 69.70 | 76.20 | 65.50 | 71.30 |
| 1997 | 910 | 8006 | 6641.23 | 91.40 | 97.80 | 77.50 | 83.30 | 72.00 |
| 1998 | 910 | 6896 | 5531.44 | 78.70 | 82.10 | 77.70 | 69.40 | 71.90 |
| 1999 | 910 | 7705 | 6394.43 | 88.00 | 85.30 | 78.10 | 80.20 | 72.30 |
| 2000 | 910 | 6952 | 5582.71 | 79.10 | 77.30 | 78.10 | 69.80 | 72.20 |
| 2001 | 910 | 7601 | 5984.52 | 86.80 | 85.00 | 78.40 | 75.10 | 72.30 |
| 2002 | 910 | 6658 | 5254.30 | 76.00 | 72.30 | 78.10 | 65.90 | 72.00 |
| 2003 | 910 | 7986 | 6553.92 | 91.20 | 89.20 | 78.60 | 82.20 | 72.50 |
| 2004 | 910 | 7262 | 6009.04 | 82.70 | 80.40 | 78.70 | 75.20 | 72.60 |
| 2005 | 910 | 7880 | 6622.59 | 89.90 | 86.60 | 79.00 | 83.10 | 73.00 |
| 2006 | 910 | 7369 | 6222.36 | 84.10 | 79.60 | 79.00 | 78.10 | 73.20 |
| 2007 | 910 | 7796 | 6522.56 | 89.00 | 86.40 | 79.30 | 81.80 | 73.50 |
| 2008 | 910 | 7271 | 6124.09 | 82.80 | 78.30 | 79.30 | 76.60 | 73.60 |
| 2009 | 910 | 7696 | 6537.36 | 87.80 | 84.50 | 79.40 | 82.00 | 73.90 |
| 2010 | 910 | 6149 | 5223.13 | 70.20 | 67.70 | 79.10 | 65.50 | 73.60 |
| 2011 | 910 | 7723 | 6861.91 | 88.20 | 86.40 | 79.30 | 86.10 | 74.00 |
| 2012 | 910 | 6776 | 5832.88 | 77.10 | 73.10 | 79.10 | 73.00 | 74.00 |
| 2013 | 910 | 4421 | 3895.35 | 50.50 | 49.00 | 78.20 | 48.90 | 73.20 |
| 2014 | 910 | 7318 | 6274.40 | 83.50 | 83.20 | 78.30 | 78.70 | 73.40 |
| 2015 | 910 | 5969 | 5211.80 | 68.10 | 66.60 | 78.00 | 65.40 | 73.20 |
| 2016 | 910 | 6349 | 5282.11 | 72.30 | 68.60 | 77.80 | 66.10 | 73.00 |
| 2017 | 910 | 6531 | 5611.13 | 74.60 | 72.20 | 77.60 | 70.40 | 72.90 |
| 2018 | 910 | 7767 | 6258.08 | 88.70 | 81.60 | 77.70 | 78.50 | 73.10 |
| 2019 | 910 | 5890 | 4834.97 | 67.20 | 62.60 | 77.30 | 60.60 | 72.70 |
| 2020 | 910 | 6666 | 5847.85 | 75.90 | 75.10 | 77.30 | 73.20 | 72.80 |
| 2021 | 910 | 5336 | 4704.52 | 60.90 | 59.00 | 76.80 | 59.00 | 72.40 |
| 2022 | 910 | 6926 | 6014.85 | 79.10 | 75.70 | 76.80 | 75.40 | 72.50 |
| 2023 | 910 | 3839 | 3459.28 | 43.80 | 43.60 | 76.00 | 43.40 | 71.80 |