Details

Reactor Type Light Water Graphite Reactor (or LWGR)
Model RBMK-1500
Owner The Republic Of Lithuania
Operator Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 May 1977
First Criticality Tuesday, 4 October 1983
First Grid Connection Saturday, 31 December 1983
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 1 May 1985
Permanent Shutdown Friday, 31 December 2004

Specifications

Capacity Net 1185 MWe
Capacity Gross 1300 MWe
Thermal Capacity 4800 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1500 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 1380 6489 4660.82 79.80 100.00 100.00 49.20 49.20
1985 1380 7483 8751.90 85.40 83.80 90.30 72.40 63.10
1986 1380 7055 9143.04 80.50 75.20 84.60 75.60 67.80
1987 1500 5378 6652.33 61.40 61.40 77.90 50.60 62.80
1988 1380 4990 4565.93 56.80 67.20 75.60 37.70 57.50
1989 1380 7338 8245.03 83.80 67.40 74.20 68.20 59.40
1990 1380 6620 7450.32 75.60 61.60 72.30 61.60 59.70
1991 1380 5895 6811.70 67.30 56.80 70.30 56.40 59.30
1992 1380 6237 6652.14 71.00 71.40 70.50 54.90 58.80
1993 1185 6644 5361.28 75.80 35.20 67.30 51.60 58.10
1994 1185 4620 3460.39 52.70 33.30 64.50 33.30 56.10
1995 1185 5059 5026.26 57.80 48.40 63.30 48.40 55.50
1996 1185 5432 5746.82 61.80 55.20 62.70 55.20 55.50
1997 1185 4423 4399.12 50.50 49.60 61.90 42.40 54.60
1998 1185 4925 4113.00 56.20 39.50 60.50 39.60 53.70
1999 1185 5663 3789.84 64.60 36.50 59.10 36.50 52.70
2000 1185 4739 3543.95 54.00 34.00 57.70 34.00 51.70
2001 1185 6462 5072.51 73.80 51.40 57.40 48.90 51.50
2002 1185 6164 5485.94 70.40 52.80 57.20 52.80 51.60
2003 1185 6299 6787.59 71.90 65.40 57.60 65.40 52.20
2004 1185 8042 9214.11 91.60 89.70 59.00 88.50 53.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Lithuania

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