Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CPR-1000
Owner Lingdong Nuclear Power Company Ltd.
Operator Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 15 December 2005
First Criticality Wednesday, 9 June 2010
First Grid Connection Thursday, 15 July 2010
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Specifications

Capacity Net 1007 MWe
Capacity Gross 1086 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1007 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 (%)
2010 1007 2642 2164.44 64.30 77.60 77.60 62.00 62.00
2011 1007 6866 6333.19 78.40 71.30 73.20 71.80 70.70
2012 1020 7877 7720.90 89.70 88.00 79.40 86.80 76.90
2013 1007 8017 7942.05 91.50 89.60 82.50 90.00 80.80
2014 1007 7901 7854.08 90.20 88.90 84.00 89.00 82.70
2015 1007 7969 7958.52 91.00 90.10 85.10 90.20 84.10
2016 1007 8004 7999.24 91.10 91.10 86.00 90.40 85.10
2017 1007 7668 7519.94 87.50 86.10 86.10 85.20 85.10
2018 1007 7865 7903.44 89.80 89.30 86.40 89.60 85.70
2019 1007 8760 8329.82 100.00 100.00 87.90 94.40 86.60
2020 1007 7987 7539.38 90.90 90.70 88.20 85.20 86.50
2021 1007 7347 7311.51 83.90 82.10 87.60 82.90 86.20
2022 1007 7558 7556.80 86.30 89.60 87.80 85.70 86.10
2023 1007 8760 8857.80 100.00 100.00 88.70 100.40 87.20

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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