Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model MAGNOX
Owner Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Operator Magnox, Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 November 1957
First Criticality Friday, 1 May 1964
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 16 February 1965
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 30 March 1965
Permanent Shutdown Tuesday, 23 May 2000

Specifications

Capacity Net 235 MWe
Capacity Gross 267 MWe
Thermal Capacity 900 MWt
Design Net Capacity 250 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 (%)
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 332 0 1041.00 0.00 35.80 - 35.80 -
1971 271 6087 343.30 69.50 43.20 - 14.50 -
1972 271 0 1434.15 0.00 60.60 - 60.60 -
1973 230 8211 1157.35 94.00 57.90 - 57.60 -
1974 230 8736 1522.00 100.00 75.70 53.00 75.80 47.10
1975 230 8604 1495.50 98.50 74.40 56.20 74.40 51.10
1976 230 8736 1599.50 100.00 84.80 59.80 79.60 54.80
1977 230 8697 1623.50 99.60 81.20 62.30 80.80 57.70
1978 215 8736 1591.50 100.00 87.90 64.70 84.70 60.30
1979 215 8698 1394.50 99.60 76.40 65.70 74.20 61.50
1980 215 8707 1541.50 99.70 83.30 67.20 82.10 63.20
1981 215 8601 1542.50 96.60 83.90 68.40 80.60 64.50
1982 215 8708 1606.00 99.70 87.00 69.70 85.50 66.00
1983 215 8736 1649.00 100.00 87.40 70.80 87.80 67.40
1984 215 8736 1717.00 100.00 90.70 72.10 91.40 68.80
1985 215 8736 1758.53 100.00 88.60 73.00 93.60 70.30
1986 215 8736 1778.73 100.00 90.30 74.00 94.70 71.60
1987 235 8904 1854.70 100.00 90.30 74.90 88.60 72.60
1988 235 8568 1821.69 98.10 90.40 75.70 88.70 73.40
1989 235 8092 1378.01 92.60 75.20 75.70 67.10 73.10
1990 235 8354 1324.98 95.60 63.70 75.10 64.50 72.70
1991 235 8650 1428.71 99.00 72.30 75.00 69.60 72.60
1992 235 8794 1060.14 98.80 51.50 73.90 50.70 71.60
1993 235 8428 1711.71 96.50 83.40 74.30 83.40 72.10
1994 235 7691 1630.70 88.00 78.80 74.50 79.40 72.40
1995 - - - - - - - -
1996 - - - - - - - -
1997 - - - - - - - -
1998 - - - - - - - -
1999 - - - - - - - -
2000 - - - - - - - -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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