Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model AGR
Owner EDF Energy
Operator EDF Energy

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 December 1970
First Criticality Sunday, 3 June 1984
First Grid Connection Thursday, 11 October 1984
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 April 1989

Specifications

Capacity Net 575 MWe
Capacity Gross 625 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1500 MWt
Design Net Capacity 611 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 622 5874 1968.80 - - - - -
1986 622 900 262.21 - - - - -
1987 622 5190 2201.67 - - - - -
1988 485 4813 2118.25 - - - - -
1989 420 5507 2505.64 83.40 100.00 100.00 90.40 90.40
1990 510 6690 3044.18 76.60 72.00 83.00 71.50 78.90
1991 622 5132 2647.73 58.80 64.60 75.00 48.70 65.80
1992 550 6951 3548.13 78.10 72.80 74.40 72.40 67.60
1993 560 7886 4336.47 90.30 88.10 77.40 89.40 72.40
1994 575 6652 3707.46 76.10 72.80 76.50 73.80 72.70
1995 575 5772 3367.50 65.70 67.00 75.00 66.70 71.70
1996 575 6836 3561.87 77.80 70.50 74.40 70.50 71.60
1997 575 8026 4443.31 91.40 86.90 75.90 88.00 73.50
1998 575 7999 4497.56 91.10 86.70 77.10 89.00 75.20
1999 575 6570 3712.69 74.80 71.70 76.60 73.50 75.00
2000 575 7946 4342.62 90.50 86.10 77.40 86.00 76.00
2001 575 8187 4495.02 93.20 89.30 78.40 89.00 77.00
2002 575 6313 3407.89 72.10 68.10 77.60 67.70 76.30
2003 575 6595 3646.95 75.30 72.50 77.20 72.40 76.10
2004 575 3805 1974.61 43.30 39.70 74.80 39.10 73.60
2005 575 3869 2112.60 44.20 43.70 72.90 41.90 71.70
2006 575 7735 3972.25 88.30 79.00 73.20 78.90 72.10
2007 575 6280 2981.62 71.70 59.40 72.50 59.20 71.40
2008 575 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.80 0.00 67.70
2009 575 6414 2865.50 73.20 57.20 68.20 56.90 67.20
2010 575 5862 2421.73 66.90 48.10 67.20 48.10 66.30
2011 575 8117 3942.22 92.70 78.50 67.80 78.30 66.80
2012 575 5565 2891.72 63.40 58.00 67.30 57.20 66.40
2013 575 7464 4022.80 85.20 81.30 67.90 79.90 67.00
2014 575 5385 2775.28 61.50 55.80 67.40 55.10 66.50
2015 575 5498 2456.79 62.80 49.20 66.70 48.80 65.80
2016 575 7646 4116.58 87.00 81.80 67.30 81.50 66.40
2017 575 6935 3268.57 79.20 65.50 67.20 64.90 66.40
2018 575 7015 3493.12 80.10 69.50 67.30 69.40 66.50
2019 575 6648 3233.76 75.90 64.80 67.20 64.20 66.40
2020 575 7036 3464.20 80.10 69.00 67.30 68.60 66.50
2021 575 6412 3103.23 73.20 62.30 67.10 61.60 66.30
2022 575 5825 2762.77 66.50 55.30 66.80 54.80 66.00
2023 575 6771 3553.41 77.30 71.10 66.90 70.60 66.10

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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