Details

Reactor Type Fast Reactor (or FBR)
Model Na-1200
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 13 December 1976
First Criticality Saturday, 7 September 1985
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 14 January 1986
Commercial Operation Monday, 1 December 1986
Permanent Shutdown Thursday, 31 December 1998

Specifications

Capacity Net 1200 MWe
Capacity Gross 1242 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3000 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1200 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 1200 2625 928.70 24.30 16.60 16.60 15.60 15.60
1987 1200 1489 812.10 17.00 8.40 9.00 7.70 8.40
1988 1200 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.70 0.00 4.30
1989 1200 2202 1756.44 25.10 17.40 8.80 16.70 8.30
1990 1200 595 588.34 6.80 14.20 10.10 5.60 7.70
1991 1200 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.20 0.00 6.20
1992 1200 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.80 0.00 5.20
1993 - - - - - - - -
1994 1200 58 7.52 0.70 0.10 5.90 0.10 4.40
1995 - - - - - - - -
1996 1200 5692 3391.61 64.80 32.60 9.20 32.20 7.90
1997 - - - - - - - -
1998 - - - - - - - -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


See Also

Nuclear Power in France

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