Details

Reactor Type Light Water Graphite Reactor (or LWGR)
Model RBMK-1000
Owner Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'
Operator Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 1 October 1975
First Criticality Friday, 10 September 1982
First Grid Connection Thursday, 9 December 1982
Commercial Operation Friday, 30 September 1983

Specifications

Capacity Net 925 MWe
Capacity Gross 1000 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3200 MWt
Design Net Capacity 925 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 (%)
1982 925 528 193.70 - - - - -
1983 925 7223 4744.20 99.90 99.60 99.60 100.80 100.80
1984 925 7830 6921.35 89.10 84.20 87.30 85.20 88.30
1985 925 6806 5850.24 77.70 72.40 80.70 72.20 81.20
1986 925 3472 3039.75 39.60 37.80 67.50 37.50 67.80
1987 1000 7620 7445.76 87.00 86.70 72.30 85.00 72.00
1988 925 7288 6695.59 83.00 81.90 74.10 82.40 74.00
1989 925 7177 6506.46 81.90 79.30 74.90 80.30 75.00
1990 925 6851 6227.84 78.20 76.10 75.10 76.90 75.20
1991 925 7252 6693.92 82.80 81.30 75.80 82.60 76.10
1992 925 7563 6849.38 86.10 83.70 76.70 84.30 77.00
1993 925 6993 6290.56 79.80 78.00 76.80 77.60 77.10
1994 925 6286 4217.84 71.80 57.80 75.10 52.00 74.90
1995 925 6390 5002.47 73.00 63.00 74.20 61.70 73.80
1996 925 6604 5666.43 75.20 71.60 74.00 69.70 73.50
1997 925 5366 4674.51 61.30 57.80 72.80 57.70 72.40
1998 925 5411 3554.08 61.80 45.00 71.00 43.90 70.50
1999 925 7417 6478.89 84.70 80.10 71.60 80.00 71.10
2000 925 5738 5228.48 65.30 63.80 71.10 64.40 70.70
2001 925 5940 5165.12 67.80 63.20 70.70 63.70 70.30
2002 925 7587 6866.73 86.60 83.70 71.40 84.70 71.10
2003 925 7533 6711.76 86.00 82.90 71.90 82.80 71.70
2004 925 2592 2337.12 29.50 28.50 69.90 28.80 69.60
2005 925 8414 7354.10 96.00 90.60 70.80 90.80 70.60
2006 925 6021 5417.08 68.70 67.10 70.70 66.80 70.40
2007 925 7138 6569.65 81.50 80.20 71.00 81.10 70.90
2008 925 8430 7794.93 96.00 94.90 72.00 95.90 71.90
2009 925 6974 6122.29 79.60 77.30 72.20 75.60 72.00
2010 925 5424 4896.26 61.90 61.10 71.80 60.40 71.60
2011 925 5899 5444.54 67.40 66.00 71.60 67.20 71.40
2012 925 6741 6306.76 76.70 75.90 71.70 77.60 71.60
2013 925 8267 7775.27 94.40 93.50 72.40 96.00 72.40
2014 925 7691 7330.99 87.80 87.10 72.90 90.50 73.00
2015 925 7394 7050.99 84.40 83.20 73.20 87.00 73.40
2016 925 7003 6746.07 79.70 79.40 73.40 83.00 73.70
2017 925 7720 6710.68 88.10 80.40 73.60 82.80 74.00
2018 925 7256 6788.06 82.80 80.80 73.80 83.80 74.30
2019 925 6673 6373.86 76.20 75.50 73.90 78.70 74.40
2020 925 6930 6155.00 78.90 73.90 73.90 75.80 74.40
2021 925 7736 7267.29 88.30 86.50 74.20 89.70 74.80
2022 925 7001 6594.48 79.90 78.30 74.30 81.40 75.00
2023 925 6153 5689.02 70.20 67.70 74.10 70.20 74.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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