Details

Reactor Type Light Water Graphite Reactor (or LWGR)
Model RBMK-1000
Owner Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'
Operator Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 December 1973
First Criticality Monday, 17 September 1979
First Grid Connection Friday, 7 December 1979
Commercial Operation Sunday, 29 June 1980

Specifications

Capacity Net 925 MWe
Capacity Gross 1000 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3200 MWt
Design Net Capacity 925 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 (%)
1979 925 250 63.05 - - - - -
1980 925 7504 5345.39 90.90 81.60 81.60 80.60 80.60
1981 925 7528 6553.56 85.90 81.40 81.40 80.90 80.80
1982 925 7448 6413.26 85.00 80.30 81.00 79.20 80.10
1983 925 6809 5708.44 77.70 70.90 78.10 70.40 77.40
1984 925 8060 7214.95 91.80 89.20 80.60 88.80 79.90
1985 925 7835 6831.90 89.40 84.90 81.40 84.30 80.70
1986 925 7935 6890.93 90.60 85.90 82.10 85.00 81.40
1987 1000 6362 6010.31 72.60 69.40 80.20 68.60 79.60
1988 925 7885 6951.74 89.80 86.50 81.00 85.60 80.20
1989 925 7455 6938.14 85.10 85.90 81.50 85.60 80.80
1990 925 8280 7531.93 94.50 92.40 82.50 93.00 82.00
1991 925 7197 6506.60 82.20 80.60 82.40 80.30 81.80
1992 925 6122 5516.63 69.70 68.40 81.20 67.90 80.70
1993 925 7966 7143.82 90.90 88.90 81.80 88.20 81.30
1994 925 8135 6631.82 92.90 91.00 82.40 81.80 81.30
1995 925 4332 3585.96 49.40 46.50 80.10 44.20 78.90
1996 925 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.30 0.00 74.20
1997 925 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 71.00 0.00 69.90
1998 925 1610 1386.50 18.40 17.40 68.10 17.10 67.10
1999 925 8701 7853.14 99.30 97.10 69.60 96.90 68.60
2000 925 7169 6352.80 81.60 78.20 70.00 78.20 69.10
2001 925 7007 6173.49 80.00 76.60 70.30 76.20 69.40
2002 925 3332 2514.75 38.00 31.90 68.60 31.00 67.70
2003 925 8100 6729.17 92.50 84.50 69.30 83.00 68.40
2004 925 8426 6909.08 95.90 86.50 70.00 85.00 69.00
2005 925 5397 4447.28 61.60 61.10 69.70 54.90 68.50
2006 925 8274 7332.11 94.40 89.90 70.40 90.50 69.30
2007 925 4820 3755.96 55.00 47.00 69.60 46.40 68.50
2008 925 5632 5013.64 64.10 62.70 69.30 61.70 68.20
2009 925 6209 5336.12 70.90 70.40 69.40 65.80 68.20
2010 925 8261 7303.22 94.30 92.60 70.10 90.10 68.90
2011 925 7548 6803.29 86.20 83.60 70.60 84.00 69.40
2012 925 8115 7401.44 92.40 91.60 71.20 91.10 70.00
2013 925 7446 6892.27 85.00 83.60 71.60 85.10 70.50
2014 925 8229 7199.40 93.90 89.70 72.10 88.80 71.00
2015 925 7628 6817.12 87.10 86.80 72.50 84.10 71.40
2016 925 7879 7024.91 89.70 87.80 72.90 86.50 71.80
2017 925 7460 6786.43 85.20 84.90 73.20 83.80 72.10
2018 925 6257 5801.48 71.40 72.20 73.20 71.60 72.10
2019 925 7642 6890.81 87.20 84.70 73.50 85.00 72.40
2020 925 6269 5765.23 71.40 70.50 73.40 71.00 72.40
2021 925 6496 5763.58 74.20 72.20 73.40 71.10 72.40
2022 925 7526 6944.66 85.90 84.90 73.70 85.70 72.70
2023 925 6976 6419.76 79.60 78.50 73.80 79.20 72.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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