Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CNP-300
Owner Qinshan Nuclear Power Company
Operator CNNC Nuclear Operation Management Co Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 20 March 1985
First Criticality Thursday, 31 October 1991
First Grid Connection Sunday, 15 December 1991
Commercial Operation Friday, 1 April 1994

Specifications

Capacity Net 326 MWe
Capacity Gross 330 MWe
Thermal Capacity 966 MWt
Design Net Capacity 289 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 (%)
1991 - - - - - - - -
1992 - - - - - - - -
1993 288 6185 1740.47 - - - - -
1994 279 6439 1648.58 70.10 62.00 62.00 62.70 62.70
1995 300 7886 2063.90 90.00 82.30 74.00 78.50 72.00
1996 279 7479 2073.72 85.10 81.20 76.50 84.60 76.50
1997 300 7185 2011.67 82.00 76.10 76.40 76.60 76.50
1998 279 4331 1149.49 49.40 42.60 69.50 47.00 70.50
1999 279 2519 680.88 28.80 27.80 62.40 27.90 63.30
2000 300 6840 2035.48 77.90 77.60 64.80 77.20 65.40
2001 279 8370 2319.37 95.60 92.80 68.30 94.90 69.10
2002 279 5989 1783.25 68.40 66.30 68.10 73.00 69.50
2003 288 7798 2256.57 89.00 88.40 70.20 89.40 71.60
2004 288 8784 2565.24 100.00 99.10 72.90 101.40 74.40
2005 288 7693 2194.56 87.80 86.80 74.10 87.00 75.50
2006 288 8086 2310.41 92.30 91.80 75.50 91.60 76.70
2007 288 7218 2061.43 82.40 82.00 75.90 81.70 77.10
2008 288 8434 2430.72 96.00 95.40 77.30 96.10 78.40
2009 288 7704 2195.44 88.00 87.30 77.90 87.00 78.90
2010 298 7398 2169.32 84.40 83.20 78.20 84.30 79.30
2011 298 7762 2332.64 88.60 87.90 78.80 89.40 79.80
2012 298 8784 2659.07 100.00 99.80 80.00 101.60 81.00
2013 298 7199 2158.84 82.20 80.90 80.00 82.70 81.10
2014 298 8221 2461.14 93.80 92.90 80.60 94.30 81.80
2015 298 8003 2413.17 91.40 91.10 81.10 92.40 82.30
2016 298 8084 2418.29 92.00 91.80 81.60 92.40 82.80
2017 298 8760 2615.97 100.00 99.40 82.40 100.20 83.50
2018 298 5147 1509.11 58.80 55.80 81.30 57.80 82.40
2019 298 7782 2447.78 88.80 88.30 81.60 93.80 82.90
2020 308 8132 2496.95 92.60 92.30 82.00 92.30 83.30
2021 308 7982 2560.13 91.10 90.70 82.30 94.90 83.70
2022 326 8161 2603.50 93.20 91.10 82.70 91.20 84.00
2023 326 8331 2659.67 95.10 93.60 83.10 93.10 84.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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