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 | Sunday, 9 September 1984 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 31 October 1984 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 1 April 1989 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 595 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 655 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1500 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 595 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 625 | 2839 | 778.88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 625 | 2678 | 942.54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | 625 | 4985 | 1729.28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | 490 | 2969 | 1013.14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | 420 | 4689 | 2234.82 | 71.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 80.60 | 80.60 |
| 1990 | 510 | 6796 | 3238.38 | 77.80 | 74.10 | 84.30 | 76.00 | 77.80 |
| 1991 | 625 | 3755 | 1855.91 | 43.00 | 55.10 | 71.60 | 34.00 | 58.70 |
| 1992 | 575 | 7923 | 4316.78 | 89.00 | 87.00 | 76.00 | 84.90 | 66.20 |
| 1993 | 605 | 7682 | 4264.64 | 87.90 | 83.80 | 77.80 | 83.80 | 70.20 |
| 1994 | 605 | 6612 | 3703.92 | 75.70 | 69.90 | 76.30 | 70.10 | 70.20 |
| 1995 | 605 | 6149 | 3750.74 | 70.00 | 70.80 | 75.40 | 70.60 | 70.20 |
| 1996 | 605 | 8131 | 4370.30 | 92.60 | 82.10 | 76.30 | 82.20 | 71.90 |
| 1997 | 605 | 6954 | 4127.88 | 79.20 | 77.20 | 76.40 | 77.70 | 72.60 |
| 1998 | 605 | 7973 | 4555.10 | 90.80 | 85.60 | 77.40 | 85.70 | 74.00 |
| 1999 | 605 | 7808 | 4472.45 | 88.90 | 83.60 | 78.00 | 84.20 | 75.00 |
| 2000 | 605 | 7463 | 4265.86 | 85.00 | 80.30 | 78.20 | 80.30 | 75.50 |
| 2001 | 605 | 8092 | 4635.88 | 92.10 | 87.50 | 79.00 | 87.20 | 76.40 |
| 2002 | 605 | 8383 | 4910.32 | 95.70 | 92.70 | 80.00 | 92.60 | 77.60 |
| 2003 | 605 | 6258 | 3488.43 | 71.40 | 66.40 | 79.10 | 65.80 | 76.80 |
| 2004 | 605 | 6016 | 3380.61 | 68.50 | 64.00 | 78.10 | 63.60 | 76.00 |
| 2005 | 605 | 6428 | 3651.64 | 73.40 | 69.20 | 77.50 | 68.90 | 75.50 |
| 2006 | 595 | 4455 | 2481.11 | 50.90 | 47.80 | 75.80 | 47.40 | 73.90 |
| 2007 | 595 | 6514 | 3593.55 | 74.40 | 69.20 | 75.50 | 69.00 | 73.60 |
| 2008 | 595 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 71.60 | 0.00 | 69.90 |
| 2009 | 595 | 5360 | 2882.06 | 61.20 | 56.00 | 70.80 | 55.30 | 69.20 |
| 2010 | 595 | 6674 | 3738.08 | 76.20 | 71.70 | 70.90 | 71.70 | 69.30 |
| 2011 | 595 | 7533 | 4251.62 | 86.00 | 81.90 | 71.40 | 81.60 | 69.80 |
| 2012 | 585 | 7880 | 4520.16 | 89.70 | 87.70 | 72.10 | 88.00 | 70.60 |
| 2013 | 585 | 5517 | 3014.48 | 63.00 | 59.20 | 71.60 | 58.80 | 70.10 |
| 2014 | 585 | 5290 | 2662.28 | 60.40 | 52.90 | 70.80 | 52.00 | 69.40 |
| 2015 | 585 | 6811 | 3124.82 | 77.80 | 61.40 | 70.50 | 61.00 | 69.10 |
| 2016 | 585 | 6842 | 3773.67 | 77.90 | 73.20 | 70.60 | 73.40 | 69.30 |
| 2017 | 585 | 7980 | 4641.82 | 91.10 | 89.50 | 71.20 | 90.60 | 70.00 |
| 2018 | 595 | 7950 | 4569.78 | 90.80 | 88.00 | 71.80 | 87.70 | 70.60 |
| 2019 | 595 | 5910 | 3259.78 | 67.50 | 63.10 | 71.50 | 62.50 | 70.30 |
| 2020 | 595 | 7232 | 3919.40 | 82.30 | 75.40 | 71.60 | 75.00 | 70.50 |
| 2021 | 595 | 5404 | 2845.55 | 61.70 | 55.70 | 71.20 | 54.60 | 70.00 |
| 2022 | 595 | 7447 | 4132.36 | 85.00 | 79.60 | 71.40 | 79.30 | 70.30 |