Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | SNUPPS |
| Owner | EDF Energy |
| Operator | EDF Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 18 July 1988 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 31 January 1995 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 14 February 1995 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 22 September 1995 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1198 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1250 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3425 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1188 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1188 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 99.80 | 99.80 | 0.00 | - |
| 1996 | 1188 | 7367 | 8488.47 | 83.90 | 81.40 | 85.10 | 81.30 | 65.00 |
| 1997 | 1188 | 6992 | 8469.81 | 79.60 | 81.50 | 83.50 | 81.20 | 72.20 |
| 1998 | 1188 | 8705 | 10123.09 | 99.10 | 97.40 | 87.80 | 97.00 | 79.80 |
| 1999 | 1188 | 7134 | 7959.01 | 81.20 | 76.50 | 85.10 | 76.30 | 79.00 |
| 2000 | 1188 | 7612 | 8527.18 | 86.70 | 81.60 | 84.50 | 81.70 | 79.50 |
| 2001 | 1188 | 7784 | 9197.96 | 88.60 | 77.20 | 83.30 | 88.10 | 80.90 |
| 2002 | 1188 | 7862 | 9195.04 | 89.80 | 88.50 | 84.00 | 88.40 | 81.90 |
| 2003 | 1188 | 7613 | 8854.19 | 86.90 | 88.70 | 84.60 | 85.10 | 82.30 |
| 2004 | 1188 | 8685 | 9329.11 | 98.90 | 89.40 | 85.10 | 89.40 | 83.10 |
| 2005 | 1188 | 7476 | 8696.25 | 85.30 | 83.90 | 85.00 | 83.60 | 83.10 |
| 2006 | 1196 | 7570 | 8908.26 | 86.40 | 85.20 | 85.00 | 85.20 | 83.30 |
| 2007 | 1188 | 8760 | 10264.31 | 100.00 | 98.50 | 86.10 | 98.50 | 84.50 |
| 2008 | 1188 | 8097 | 9301.23 | 92.20 | 89.20 | 86.30 | 89.10 | 84.90 |
| 2009 | 1188 | 7863 | 9094.88 | 89.80 | 87.40 | 86.40 | 87.40 | 85.10 |
| 2010 | 1188 | 4032 | 4774.80 | 46.00 | 45.60 | 83.70 | 45.90 | 82.50 |
| 2011 | 1191 | 7463 | 8627.40 | 85.20 | 82.50 | 83.70 | 82.70 | 82.50 |
| 2012 | 1191 | 8348 | 9346.24 | 95.00 | 89.20 | 84.00 | 89.30 | 82.90 |
| 2013 | 1198 | 7612 | 8714.72 | 86.90 | 83.00 | 83.90 | 83.00 | 82.90 |
| 2014 | 1198 | 7589 | 8828.14 | 86.60 | 84.10 | 84.00 | 84.10 | 83.00 |
| 2015 | 1198 | 8760 | 10507.34 | 100.00 | 99.90 | 84.70 | 100.10 | 83.80 |
| 2016 | 1198 | 7280 | 8626.70 | 82.90 | 81.90 | 84.60 | 82.00 | 83.70 |
| 2017 | 1198 | 7353 | 8804.75 | 83.90 | 83.70 | 84.60 | 83.90 | 83.70 |
| 2018 | 1198 | 8039 | 9388.12 | 91.80 | 89.20 | 84.80 | 89.50 | 84.00 |
| 2019 | 1198 | 7175 | 8452.10 | 81.90 | 80.50 | 84.60 | 80.50 | 83.80 |
| 2020 | 1198 | 8743 | 8393.47 | 99.50 | 79.50 | 84.40 | 79.80 | 83.70 |
| 2021 | 1198 | 5689 | 6709.39 | 64.90 | 64.20 | 83.60 | 63.90 | 82.90 |
| 2022 | 1198 | 8676 | 10357.17 | 99.00 | 98.50 | 84.20 | 98.70 | 83.50 |
| 2023 | 1198 | 6566 | 7676.68 | 75.00 | 73.40 | 83.80 | 73.20 | 83.10 |