Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 April 1976 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 31 May 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 14 June 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 1 October 1981 |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 920 | 3434 | 2636.60 | 92.00 | 85.40 | 85.40 | 84.80 | 84.80 |
| 1982 | 910 | 7193 | 5498.20 | 82.10 | 80.80 | 81.70 | 69.00 | 72.20 |
| 1983 | 910 | 4986 | 4062.00 | 56.90 | 54.50 | 69.60 | 51.00 | 62.80 |
| 1984 | 910 | 7173 | 6006.00 | 81.70 | 82.80 | 73.70 | 75.10 | 66.60 |
| 1985 | 910 | 7387 | 6178.80 | 84.30 | 80.90 | 75.40 | 77.50 | 69.10 |
| 1986 | 910 | 7862 | 6556.60 | 89.80 | 88.60 | 77.90 | 82.20 | 71.60 |
| 1987 | 910 | 6787 | 5472.80 | 77.50 | 75.80 | 77.60 | 68.60 | 71.20 |
| 1988 | 910 | 7789 | 6221.00 | 88.70 | 85.90 | 78.70 | 77.80 | 72.10 |
| 1989 | 910 | 6025 | 4982.33 | 68.80 | 66.90 | 77.30 | 62.50 | 70.90 |
| 1990 | 910 | 7058 | 6151.73 | 80.60 | 77.20 | 77.30 | 77.20 | 71.60 |
| 1991 | 910 | 7067 | 6261.99 | 80.70 | 80.50 | 77.60 | 78.60 | 72.30 |
| 1992 | 910 | 7137 | 6419.80 | 81.20 | 80.20 | 77.80 | 80.30 | 73.00 |
| 1993 | 910 | 6112 | 4680.57 | 69.80 | 75.30 | 77.60 | 58.70 | 71.80 |
| 1994 | 910 | 6824 | 6039.34 | 77.90 | 82.50 | 78.00 | 75.80 | 72.10 |
| 1995 | 910 | 7313 | 6289.53 | 83.50 | 85.40 | 78.50 | 78.90 | 72.60 |
| 1996 | 910 | 7552 | 6288.41 | 86.00 | 83.20 | 78.80 | 78.70 | 73.00 |
| 1997 | 910 | 7206 | 5986.68 | 82.30 | 80.50 | 78.90 | 75.10 | 73.10 |
| 1998 | 910 | 7570 | 6519.35 | 86.40 | 84.10 | 79.20 | 81.80 | 73.60 |
| 1999 | 910 | 6734 | 5550.87 | 76.90 | 74.30 | 78.90 | 69.60 | 73.40 |
| 2000 | 910 | 5453 | 4563.64 | 62.10 | 57.70 | 77.80 | 57.10 | 72.60 |
| 2001 | 910 | 7094 | 5990.69 | 81.00 | 78.30 | 77.80 | 75.20 | 72.70 |
| 2002 | 910 | 7219 | 6028.10 | 82.40 | 80.00 | 78.00 | 75.60 | 72.80 |
| 2003 | 910 | 6589 | 5701.86 | 75.20 | 74.20 | 77.80 | 71.50 | 72.80 |
| 2004 | 910 | 7693 | 6544.62 | 87.60 | 85.40 | 78.10 | 81.90 | 73.20 |
| 2005 | 910 | 7354 | 6437.07 | 84.00 | 81.80 | 78.30 | 80.80 | 73.50 |
| 2006 | 910 | 8079 | 7123.08 | 92.20 | 89.90 | 78.70 | 89.40 | 74.10 |
| 2007 | 910 | 7164 | 6341.02 | 81.80 | 79.80 | 78.80 | 79.50 | 74.30 |
| 2008 | 910 | 7678 | 6663.01 | 87.40 | 85.00 | 79.00 | 83.40 | 74.60 |
| 2009 | 910 | 7342 | 6312.54 | 83.80 | 81.40 | 79.10 | 79.20 | 74.80 |
| 2010 | 910 | 7958 | 6785.73 | 90.80 | 88.50 | 79.40 | 85.10 | 75.20 |
| 2011 | 910 | 7383 | 6464.37 | 84.30 | 82.00 | 79.50 | 81.10 | 75.40 |
| 2012 | 910 | 7612 | 6669.67 | 86.70 | 83.90 | 79.60 | 83.40 | 75.60 |
| 2013 | 910 | 6967 | 6120.30 | 79.50 | 77.10 | 79.60 | 76.80 | 75.60 |
| 2014 | 910 | 5335 | 4797.97 | 60.90 | 59.70 | 79.00 | 60.20 | 75.20 |
| 2015 | 910 | 7127 | 6476.69 | 81.40 | 80.30 | 79.00 | 81.20 | 75.40 |
| 2016 | 910 | 7445 | 6716.29 | 84.80 | 82.50 | 79.10 | 84.00 | 75.60 |
| 2017 | 910 | 6063 | 5517.18 | 69.20 | 67.50 | 78.80 | 69.20 | 75.40 |
| 2018 | 910 | 7474 | 6884.99 | 85.30 | 84.80 | 78.90 | 86.40 | 75.70 |
| 2019 | 910 | 6192 | 5724.80 | 70.70 | 69.80 | 78.70 | 71.80 | 75.60 |
| 2020 | 910 | 7155 | 6658.46 | 81.40 | 80.60 | 78.80 | 83.30 | 75.80 |
| 2021 | 910 | 4480 | 4015.61 | 51.10 | 49.60 | 78.00 | 50.40 | 75.20 |
| 2022 | 910 | 6452 | 5937.41 | 73.60 | 73.20 | 77.90 | 74.50 | 75.20 |
| 2023 | 910 | 7826 | 6792.53 | 89.30 | 87.00 | 78.10 | 85.20 | 75.40 |