Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 29 January 1979
First Criticality Sunday, 4 August 1985
First Grid Connection Friday, 30 August 1985
Commercial Operation Thursday, 1 May 1986

Specifications

Capacity Net 1335 MWe
Capacity Gross 1381 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3817 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1335 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 (%)
1985 1300 1698 1290.30 - - - - -
1986 1300 5449 6722.90 54.10 66.40 66.40 51.10 51.10
1987 1300 4944 6101.60 56.40 56.20 60.30 53.60 52.60
1988 1335 3721 4562.00 42.40 82.40 68.70 38.90 47.40
1989 1335 5907 6781.29 67.40 63.50 67.30 58.00 50.30
1990 1335 6295 7799.06 71.90 68.60 67.60 66.70 53.80
1991 1335 6380 7935.34 72.80 73.30 68.60 67.80 56.30
1992 1335 3775 4812.15 43.00 42.10 64.60 41.00 54.00
1993 1335 6010 7376.03 68.60 65.80 64.70 63.10 55.20
1994 1335 6777 7575.62 77.40 93.80 68.10 64.80 56.30
1995 1335 7197 8535.72 82.20 78.20 69.20 73.00 58.00
1996 1335 6950 8126.62 79.10 83.10 70.50 69.30 59.10
1997 1335 5833 7112.76 66.60 63.60 69.90 60.80 59.20
1998 1335 6802 8255.92 77.60 90.00 71.50 70.60 60.20
1999 1335 7656 9240.59 87.40 85.70 72.50 79.00 61.50
2000 1335 6494 8027.83 73.90 71.40 72.40 68.50 62.00
2001 1335 7843 9298.49 89.50 89.60 73.50 79.50 63.10
2002 1335 7275 8768.82 83.00 79.60 73.90 75.00 63.80
2003 1335 7029 8691.94 80.20 78.00 74.10 74.30 64.40
2004 1335 8283 10127.42 94.30 95.30 75.30 86.40 65.60
2005 1335 7949 9697.02 90.70 86.00 75.80 82.90 66.50
2006 1335 7342 8882.10 83.80 78.40 75.90 76.00 67.00
2007 1335 4987 6342.04 56.90 54.60 75.00 54.20 66.40
2008 1335 4577 5610.15 52.10 49.20 73.80 47.80 65.50
2009 1335 6881 8681.78 78.60 74.60 73.80 74.20 65.90
2010 1335 8465 10759.91 96.60 92.30 74.60 92.00 67.00
2011 1335 5202 5946.79 59.40 54.60 73.80 50.80 66.30
2012 1335 7422 9171.05 84.50 82.80 74.20 78.20 66.80
2013 1335 8498 10069.65 97.00 97.40 75.00 86.10 67.50
2014 1335 5918 6739.26 67.60 72.40 74.90 57.60 67.10
2015 1335 7538 9047.80 86.00 81.10 75.10 77.40 67.50
2016 1335 8069 9010.70 91.90 86.50 75.50 76.80 67.80
2017 1335 5100 5900.57 58.20 51.40 74.70 50.50 67.20
2018 1335 6361 8028.05 72.60 69.70 74.60 68.60 67.30
2019 1335 8456 10312.99 96.50 89.50 75.00 88.20 67.90
2020 1335 6035 7603.38 68.70 65.50 74.70 64.80 67.80
2021 1335 7586 9770.53 86.60 84.90 75.00 83.60 68.30
2022 1335 8662 10111.34 98.90 93.10 75.50 86.50 68.80
2023 1335 3939 4843.46 45.00 41.80 74.60 41.40 68.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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