Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model MAGNOX
Owner Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari S.P.A.
Operator Societa Gestione Impanti Nucleari S.P.A.

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 November 1958
First Criticality Thursday, 27 December 1962
First Grid Connection Sunday, 12 May 1963
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 1 January 1964
Permanent Shutdown Tuesday, 1 December 1987

Specifications

Capacity Net 153 MWe
Capacity Gross 160 MWe
Thermal Capacity 660 MWt
Design Net Capacity 200 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 (%)
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 155 0 1191.00 0.00 87.70 - 87.70 -
1971 160 6397 845.30 73.00 72.90 - 60.30 -
1972 160 7751 1204.10 88.20 87.60 - 85.70 -
1973 150 5401 654.60 61.70 49.80 - 49.80 -
1974 153 7455 953.80 85.10 72.00 - 71.20 -
1975 153 7362 948.30 84.00 70.70 73.70 70.80 71.00
1976 153 7980 946.60 90.80 71.30 73.30 70.40 71.00
1977 153 7653 1076.40 87.40 76.80 73.80 80.30 72.10
1978 153 8351 1184.90 95.30 88.80 75.40 88.40 73.90
1979 153 5284 789.00 60.30 58.80 73.80 58.90 72.40
1980 153 5981 894.00 68.10 66.80 73.20 66.50 71.90
1981 153 6182 895.40 70.60 67.00 72.60 66.80 71.50
1982 153 5997 872.20 68.50 65.10 72.10 65.10 71.00
1983 153 8641 1274.00 98.60 95.10 73.70 95.00 72.70
1984 153 6160 933.00 70.10 68.10 73.30 69.40 72.50
1985 153 8331 1186.60 95.10 88.70 74.30 88.50 73.50
1986 153 7663 1131.00 87.50 84.20 74.90 84.40 74.10
1987 153 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 71.10 0.00 70.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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