Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loops) |
| Owner | Ringhals AB |
| Operator | Ringhals AB |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Friday, 1 September 1972 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 29 July 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 7 September 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 9 September 1981 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1081 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1117 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3135 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 915 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 915 | 1306 | 351.20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 920 | 4560 | 2859.20 | 29.50 | 26.80 | 26.80 | 26.80 | 26.80 |
| 1982 | 915 | 3680 | 1251.60 | 42.00 | 15.60 | 18.40 | 15.60 | 18.40 |
| 1983 | 915 | 5886 | 2909.90 | 67.20 | 38.20 | 26.60 | 38.20 | 26.60 |
| 1984 | 915 | 6450 | 5346.56 | 73.40 | 72.40 | 40.60 | 66.50 | 38.80 |
| 1985 | 915 | 7580 | 6090.25 | 86.50 | 84.80 | 50.90 | 76.00 | 47.50 |
| 1986 | 915 | 7026 | 6233.87 | 80.20 | 78.80 | 56.20 | 77.80 | 53.20 |
| 1987 | 915 | 7485 | 6169.21 | 85.40 | 83.10 | 60.50 | 77.00 | 57.00 |
| 1988 | 915 | 7645 | 6151.17 | 87.00 | 77.10 | 62.80 | 76.50 | 59.70 |
| 1989 | 915 | 7757 | 5829.68 | 88.60 | 82.60 | 65.20 | 72.70 | 61.20 |
| 1990 | 915 | 7855 | 5871.27 | 89.70 | 74.00 | 66.10 | 73.20 | 62.50 |
| 1991 | 915 | 8007 | 5923.60 | 91.40 | 75.70 | 67.00 | 73.90 | 63.60 |
| 1992 | 915 | 7941 | 5622.12 | 90.40 | 82.30 | 68.40 | 70.00 | 64.20 |
| 1993 | 915 | 7964 | 6685.76 | 90.90 | 89.80 | 70.10 | 83.40 | 65.80 |
| 1994 | 918 | 8097 | 6873.37 | 92.40 | 86.10 | 71.30 | 85.50 | 67.20 |
| 1995 | 918 | 6040 | 4873.56 | 69.00 | 60.70 | 70.60 | 60.60 | 66.80 |
| 1996 | 910 | 8166 | 6816.76 | 93.00 | 87.30 | 71.70 | 85.30 | 68.00 |
| 1997 | 910 | 8107 | 6581.42 | 92.50 | 81.70 | 72.30 | 82.60 | 68.90 |
| 1998 | 915 | 8008 | 6382.65 | 91.40 | 81.30 | 72.80 | 79.60 | 69.50 |
| 1999 | 911 | 7899 | 6975.98 | 90.20 | 88.00 | 73.60 | 87.40 | 70.50 |
| 2000 | 911 | 7966 | 6165.84 | 90.70 | 89.50 | 74.50 | 77.00 | 70.80 |
| 2001 | 911 | 7942 | 6285.26 | 90.70 | 79.40 | 74.70 | 78.80 | 71.20 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7930 | 6890.61 | 90.50 | 88.80 | 75.40 | 86.00 | 71.90 |
| 2003 | 915 | 7475 | 6714.60 | 85.30 | 84.40 | 75.80 | 83.80 | 72.40 |
| 2004 | 915 | 8295 | 7497.90 | 94.40 | 93.90 | 76.60 | 93.30 | 73.30 |
| 2005 | 915 | 8075 | 7181.56 | 92.20 | 90.50 | 77.10 | 89.60 | 74.00 |
| 2006 | 1045 | 7249 | 6570.84 | 82.80 | 75.00 | 77.00 | 76.40 | 74.10 |
| 2007 | 1045 | 6565 | 5990.80 | 74.90 | 64.30 | 76.50 | 65.40 | 73.70 |
| 2008 | 985 | 7980 | 7599.80 | 90.80 | 87.80 | 76.90 | 87.80 | 74.30 |
| 2009 | 1044 | 8093 | 8102.89 | 92.40 | 89.70 | 77.40 | 89.80 | 74.90 |
| 2010 | 1051 | 7590 | 7605.45 | 86.60 | 81.90 | 77.60 | 82.60 | 75.20 |
| 2011 | 1057 | 7032 | 7141.61 | 80.30 | 77.20 | 77.60 | 77.10 | 75.30 |
| 2012 | 1064 | 8088 | 8327.82 | 92.10 | 89.20 | 78.00 | 89.60 | 75.80 |
| 2013 | 1064 | 6852 | 6949.96 | 78.20 | 73.80 | 77.90 | 74.60 | 75.70 |
| 2014 | 1062 | 7887 | 8099.92 | 90.00 | 86.20 | 78.10 | 87.00 | 76.10 |
| 2015 | 1063 | 7853 | 7753.27 | 89.60 | 82.50 | 78.30 | 83.30 | 76.40 |
| 2016 | 1065 | 7106 | 7437.54 | 80.90 | 78.90 | 78.30 | 79.60 | 76.40 |
| 2017 | 1065 | 8027 | 7988.55 | 91.60 | 84.90 | 78.50 | 85.60 | 76.70 |
| 2018 | 1062 | 7821 | 8144.41 | 89.30 | 86.50 | 78.70 | 87.50 | 77.00 |
| 2019 | 1062 | 8107 | 8212.37 | 92.60 | 87.00 | 79.00 | 88.30 | 77.40 |
| 2020 | 1072 | 5452 | 5522.53 | 62.10 | 63.10 | 78.50 | 59.00 | 76.90 |
| 2021 | 1072 | 6214 | 6623.06 | 70.90 | 69.10 | 78.30 | 70.50 | 76.70 |
| 2022 | 1074 | 7780 | 8151.85 | 88.80 | 85.60 | 78.50 | 86.60 | 77.00 |