Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model VVER V-179
Owner Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'
Operator Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 July 1967
First Criticality Monday, 25 December 1972
First Grid Connection Thursday, 28 December 1972
Commercial Operation Saturday, 24 March 1973

Specifications

Capacity Net 385 MWe
Capacity Gross 417 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1375 MWt
Design Net Capacity 385 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 (%)
1972 385 88 4.00 - - - - -
1973 385 8072 2570.51 93.20 84.20 84.20 85.00 85.00
1974 385 7159 2411.84 81.70 71.30 76.80 71.50 77.30
1975 385 7950 2644.87 90.80 75.60 76.40 78.40 77.70
1976 385 7963 2924.13 90.60 84.50 78.60 86.50 80.00
1977 385 7637 2822.95 87.20 81.30 79.10 83.70 80.80
1978 385 7388 2658.54 84.30 78.20 79.00 78.80 80.50
1979 385 6888 2442.24 78.60 72.40 78.00 72.40 79.30
1980 385 7690 2842.93 87.60 84.10 78.80 84.10 79.90
1981 385 8278 3019.87 94.50 90.00 80.10 89.60 81.00
1982 385 8278 2797.51 94.50 83.90 80.50 83.00 81.20
1983 385 8216 2950.30 93.80 89.20 81.30 87.50 81.80
1984 385 7982 2974.10 90.90 87.90 81.80 87.90 82.30
1985 385 8250 3097.87 94.20 91.30 82.60 91.80 83.00
1986 385 7688 2792.21 87.80 82.60 82.60 82.80 83.00
1987 417 8252 3262.68 94.20 91.70 83.20 89.30 83.50
1988 385 7152 2529.37 81.40 80.00 83.00 74.80 82.90
1989 385 8357 2710.26 95.40 90.20 83.50 80.40 82.80
1990 385 6622 2244.69 75.60 69.60 82.70 66.60 81.90
1991 385 5540 1827.62 63.20 58.00 81.40 54.20 80.40
1992 385 8163 2853.44 92.90 82.40 81.40 84.40 80.60
1993 385 7204 2613.71 82.20 76.60 81.20 77.50 80.50
1994 385 6033 1954.27 68.90 56.60 80.10 58.00 79.40
1995 385 5818 2119.99 66.40 62.20 79.30 62.90 78.70
1996 385 8362 3080.28 95.20 90.40 79.80 91.10 79.20
1997 385 6690 2235.48 76.40 67.00 79.20 66.30 78.70
1998 385 7366 2714.87 84.10 80.20 79.30 80.50 78.80
1999 385 4927 1791.48 56.20 53.20 78.30 53.10 77.80
2000 385 6784 2474.25 77.20 73.10 78.10 73.20 77.60
2001 385 7173 2655.95 81.90 79.20 78.20 78.80 77.70
2002 385 5857 2184.85 66.90 64.20 77.70 64.80 77.30
2003 385 6950 2583.05 79.30 76.80 77.70 76.60 77.20
2004 385 7685 2714.01 87.50 80.80 77.80 80.20 77.30
2005 385 7228 2433.38 82.50 73.10 77.60 72.20 77.20
2006 385 7636 2575.08 87.20 76.50 77.60 76.40 77.20
2007 385 6488 2290.27 74.10 67.90 77.30 67.90 76.90
2008 385 7464 2876.30 85.00 83.40 77.50 85.00 77.10
2009 385 7580 2931.78 86.50 85.20 77.70 86.90 77.40
2010 385 7727 2928.70 88.20 85.80 77.90 86.80 77.60
2011 385 7263 2707.55 82.90 80.60 78.00 80.30 77.70
2012 385 7707 2944.86 87.70 87.10 78.20 87.10 77.90
2013 385 7929 3038.98 90.50 89.40 78.50 90.10 78.20
2014 385 7932 3061.07 90.50 89.30 78.70 90.80 78.50
2015 385 7085 2704.38 80.90 79.60 78.80 80.20 78.60
2016 385 7783 2959.49 88.60 87.30 78.90 87.50 78.80
2017 385 8259 3148.86 94.30 92.50 79.20 93.40 79.10
2018 385 73 8.92 0.80 0.40 77.50 0.30 77.40
2019 385 7654 2994.94 87.40 86.20 77.70 88.80 77.60
2020 385 7956 2945.24 90.60 89.30 78.00 87.10 77.80
2021 385 7951 3020.99 90.80 89.70 78.20 89.60 78.10
2022 385 5716 2199.85 65.20 64.40 77.90 65.20 77.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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