Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model P4 REP 1300
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 February 1980
First Criticality Saturday, 29 March 1986
First Grid Connection Friday, 11 April 1986
Commercial Operation Sunday, 1 June 1986

Specifications

Capacity Net 1330 MWe
Capacity Gross 1382 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3817 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1330 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 (%)
1986 1290 5343 6118.60 83.70 85.20 85.20 78.00 78.00
1987 1290 6289 8014.60 71.80 69.70 75.50 70.90 73.60
1988 1330 4812 5909.00 54.80 53.60 66.80 50.60 64.50
1989 1330 6349 8268.30 72.50 71.00 68.00 71.00 66.30
1990 1330 6770 8067.69 77.30 78.50 70.30 69.20 67.00
1991 1330 6677 8325.58 76.20 74.20 71.00 71.50 67.80
1992 1330 4529 5553.31 51.60 48.60 67.60 47.50 64.70
1993 1330 6938 8683.78 79.20 75.40 68.60 74.50 66.00
1994 1330 6945 8329.73 79.30 76.50 69.50 71.50 66.60
1995 1330 7354 8346.82 84.00 88.10 71.50 71.60 67.20
1996 1330 6745 7848.12 76.80 72.40 71.60 67.20 67.20
1997 1330 7219 8633.65 82.40 78.20 72.10 74.10 67.80
1998 1330 6506 7776.71 74.30 68.30 71.80 66.80 67.70
1999 1330 8345 9879.73 95.30 94.60 73.50 84.80 68.90
2000 1330 7532 8358.80 85.80 84.40 74.30 71.60 69.10
2001 1330 7489 8581.02 85.50 82.10 74.80 73.60 69.40
2002 1330 8216 9303.30 93.80 92.70 75.90 79.80 70.00
2003 1330 7307 7960.72 83.40 81.90 76.20 68.30 69.90
2004 1330 6027 7138.56 68.60 64.60 75.60 61.10 69.50
2005 1330 7949 9682.12 90.70 89.20 76.30 83.10 70.20
2006 1330 7320 8270.83 83.60 77.20 76.30 71.00 70.20
2007 1330 6824 8421.51 77.90 73.70 76.20 72.30 70.30
2008 1330 6286 7962.59 71.60 69.60 75.90 68.20 70.20
2009 1330 7944 9337.13 90.70 88.90 76.40 80.10 70.60
2010 1330 6085 7709.46 69.50 67.40 76.10 66.20 70.40
2011 1330 7835 9571.58 89.40 87.90 76.60 82.20 70.90
2012 1330 8467 10040.06 96.40 97.20 77.30 85.90 71.50
2013 1330 5984 7036.36 68.30 64.00 76.80 60.40 71.10
2014 1330 7539 8962.84 86.10 84.80 77.10 76.90 71.30
2015 1330 7649 8807.53 87.30 89.80 77.60 75.60 71.40
2016 1330 6369 7284.06 72.50 65.10 77.20 62.40 71.10
2017 1330 7455 9082.31 85.10 81.00 77.30 78.00 71.30
2018 1330 8304 10041.61 94.80 91.70 77.70 86.20 71.80
2019 1330 1688 1977.33 19.30 17.00 75.90 17.00 70.20
2020 1330 8041 9859.60 91.50 87.50 76.20 84.40 70.60
2021 1330 7416 9058.04 84.70 81.50 76.40 77.80 70.80
2022 1330 5375 6745.15 61.40 59.00 75.90 57.90 70.40
2023 1330 6556 8060.67 74.80 71.70 75.80 69.20 70.40

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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