Details
| Reactor Type | Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR) |
|---|---|
| Model | AGR |
| Owner | EDF Energy |
| Operator | EDF Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 24 June 1983 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 1 August 1983 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 1 April 1989 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 590 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 655 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1500 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 590 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 600 | 3130 | 836.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 625 | 1772 | 584.38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 625 | 4833 | 1854.67 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | 625 | 1242 | 378.35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | 490 | 3101 | 926.59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | 420 | 4683 | 1829.47 | 45.20 | 72.80 | 72.80 | 39.10 | 39.10 |
| 1990 | 510 | 3486 | 1698.68 | 39.90 | 40.10 | 54.50 | 39.90 | 39.50 |
| 1991 | 625 | 6791 | 2953.39 | 77.70 | 75.00 | 63.10 | 54.10 | 45.60 |
| 1992 | 510 | 6156 | 2910.40 | 69.10 | 63.50 | 63.20 | 64.10 | 50.40 |
| 1993 | 605 | 7802 | 4449.59 | 89.30 | 87.10 | 68.60 | 87.40 | 58.70 |
| 1994 | 605 | 7716 | 4296.60 | 88.30 | 81.40 | 71.00 | 81.30 | 62.90 |
| 1995 | 605 | 5937 | 3584.24 | 67.60 | 67.70 | 70.40 | 67.40 | 63.70 |
| 1996 | 605 | 7691 | 4518.01 | 87.60 | 85.60 | 72.50 | 85.00 | 66.60 |
| 1997 | 605 | 7644 | 4441.68 | 87.00 | 83.60 | 73.90 | 83.60 | 68.60 |
| 1998 | 605 | 7108 | 3892.34 | 80.90 | 73.50 | 73.80 | 73.20 | 69.20 |
| 1999 | 605 | 8369 | 5000.14 | 95.30 | 94.40 | 75.80 | 94.10 | 71.60 |
| 2000 | 605 | 8153 | 4757.35 | 92.80 | 88.60 | 77.00 | 89.50 | 73.20 |
| 2001 | 605 | 7301 | 4291.19 | 83.10 | 80.90 | 77.30 | 80.80 | 73.80 |
| 2002 | 605 | 7965 | 4627.85 | 90.90 | 87.50 | 78.10 | 87.30 | 74.80 |
| 2003 | 605 | 7856 | 4583.30 | 89.70 | 86.60 | 78.70 | 86.50 | 75.60 |
| 2004 | 605 | 3385 | 1942.67 | 38.50 | 36.90 | 75.90 | 36.60 | 73.10 |
| 2005 | 605 | 4829 | 2322.93 | 55.10 | 43.90 | 74.00 | 43.80 | 71.30 |
| 2006 | 595 | 4291 | 2378.89 | 49.00 | 45.90 | 72.40 | 45.40 | 69.80 |
| 2007 | 595 | 5680 | 3295.79 | 64.80 | 63.10 | 71.90 | 63.20 | 69.40 |
| 2008 | 595 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.20 | 0.00 | 65.90 |
| 2009 | 595 | 6986 | 3945.95 | 79.80 | 76.00 | 68.60 | 75.70 | 66.40 |
| 2010 | 595 | 7547 | 4407.41 | 86.20 | 84.20 | 69.30 | 84.60 | 67.20 |
| 2011 | 595 | 5514 | 3102.64 | 63.00 | 59.90 | 68.90 | 59.50 | 66.90 |
| 2012 | 595 | 7613 | 4301.94 | 86.70 | 82.50 | 69.40 | 82.30 | 67.50 |
| 2013 | 595 | 7557 | 3992.35 | 86.30 | 76.90 | 69.80 | 76.60 | 67.90 |
| 2014 | 595 | 5782 | 3158.04 | 66.00 | 60.90 | 69.40 | 60.60 | 67.60 |
| 2015 | 595 | 6817 | 3043.14 | 77.80 | 58.80 | 69.00 | 58.40 | 67.30 |
| 2016 | 595 | 5559 | 2787.18 | 63.30 | 54.40 | 68.50 | 53.30 | 66.80 |
| 2017 | 595 | 8079 | 4672.85 | 92.20 | 89.90 | 69.20 | 89.60 | 67.60 |
| 2018 | 590 | 6101 | 3539.00 | 69.60 | 68.70 | 69.20 | 68.50 | 67.60 |
| 2019 | 590 | 7677 | 4340.04 | 87.60 | 84.20 | 69.70 | 84.00 | 68.10 |
| 2020 | 590 | 8063 | 4581.72 | 91.80 | 88.60 | 70.30 | 88.40 | 68.80 |
| 2021 | 590 | 5562 | 2865.20 | 63.50 | 55.90 | 69.80 | 55.40 | 68.40 |
| 2022 | 590 | 6437 | 3574.26 | 73.50 | 69.80 | 69.80 | 69.20 | 68.40 |