Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP2 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 May 1976 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 4 January 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 21 January 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 1 August 1983 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 915 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 956 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 880 | 2094 | 840.80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 880 | 1299 | 638.90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 880 | 4382 | 3670.00 | 93.80 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 91.90 | 91.90 |
| 1984 | 880 | 5042 | 4401.00 | 57.40 | 56.00 | 66.60 | 56.90 | 67.20 |
| 1985 | 880 | 6827 | 5630.40 | 77.90 | 75.00 | 70.10 | 73.00 | 69.60 |
| 1986 | 880 | 7144 | 5476.40 | 81.60 | 79.70 | 72.90 | 71.00 | 70.00 |
| 1987 | 880 | 6667 | 5171.30 | 76.10 | 76.10 | 73.60 | 67.10 | 69.40 |
| 1988 | 915 | 6464 | 5721.00 | 73.60 | 76.00 | 74.10 | 71.20 | 69.70 |
| 1989 | 915 | 7699 | 6609.76 | 87.90 | 82.70 | 75.40 | 82.50 | 71.80 |
| 1990 | 915 | 7089 | 6113.67 | 80.90 | 84.10 | 76.60 | 76.30 | 72.40 |
| 1991 | 915 | 4736 | 4005.40 | 54.10 | 52.30 | 73.70 | 50.00 | 69.70 |
| 1992 | 915 | 6690 | 5621.12 | 76.20 | 74.00 | 73.70 | 69.90 | 69.70 |
| 1993 | 915 | 6821 | 5668.51 | 77.90 | 72.40 | 73.60 | 70.70 | 69.80 |
| 1994 | 915 | 7252 | 6095.73 | 82.80 | 85.10 | 74.60 | 76.00 | 70.40 |
| 1995 | 915 | 5211 | 4442.99 | 59.50 | 60.30 | 73.40 | 55.40 | 69.10 |
| 1996 | 915 | 6888 | 5541.09 | 78.40 | 78.80 | 73.80 | 68.90 | 69.10 |
| 1997 | 915 | 6404 | 5132.60 | 73.10 | 75.40 | 74.00 | 64.00 | 68.80 |
| 1998 | 915 | 7366 | 6030.71 | 84.10 | 82.10 | 74.50 | 75.20 | 69.20 |
| 1999 | 915 | 6207 | 5062.64 | 70.90 | 67.90 | 74.10 | 63.20 | 68.80 |
| 2000 | 915 | 5957 | 5086.74 | 67.80 | 66.00 | 73.60 | 63.30 | 68.50 |
| 2001 | 915 | 7735 | 6814.76 | 88.30 | 86.40 | 74.30 | 85.00 | 69.40 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7592 | 6637.03 | 86.70 | 83.40 | 74.80 | 82.80 | 70.10 |
| 2003 | 915 | 7658 | 6630.44 | 87.40 | 82.80 | 75.20 | 82.70 | 70.70 |
| 2004 | 915 | 7356 | 6364.19 | 83.70 | 80.40 | 75.40 | 79.20 | 71.10 |
| 2005 | 915 | 6186 | 5384.07 | 70.60 | 68.10 | 75.10 | 67.20 | 70.90 |
| 2006 | 915 | 7973 | 6914.14 | 91.00 | 88.20 | 75.70 | 86.30 | 71.60 |
| 2007 | 915 | 7380 | 6426.68 | 84.20 | 80.60 | 75.90 | 80.20 | 72.00 |
| 2008 | 915 | 8034 | 6894.13 | 91.50 | 88.60 | 76.40 | 85.80 | 72.50 |
| 2009 | 915 | 7298 | 6241.46 | 83.30 | 78.40 | 76.40 | 77.90 | 72.70 |
| 2010 | 915 | 7967 | 6802.10 | 91.00 | 84.90 | 76.80 | 84.90 | 73.20 |
| 2011 | 915 | 7000 | 5947.96 | 79.90 | 74.20 | 76.70 | 74.20 | 73.20 |
| 2012 | 915 | 7708 | 6577.57 | 87.80 | 83.90 | 76.90 | 81.80 | 73.50 |
| 2013 | 915 | 5662 | 4822.46 | 64.60 | 60.30 | 76.40 | 60.20 | 73.00 |
| 2014 | 915 | 7417 | 6259.24 | 84.70 | 79.10 | 76.50 | 78.10 | 73.20 |
| 2015 | 915 | 5185 | 4480.02 | 59.20 | 56.70 | 75.80 | 55.90 | 72.70 |
| 2016 | 915 | 7366 | 6385.17 | 83.90 | 80.70 | 76.00 | 79.40 | 72.90 |
| 2017 | 915 | 6794 | 5955.70 | 77.60 | 75.50 | 76.00 | 74.30 | 72.90 |
| 2018 | 915 | 7535 | 6516.26 | 86.00 | 82.20 | 76.20 | 81.30 | 73.20 |
| 2019 | 915 | 6561 | 5581.31 | 74.90 | 70.20 | 76.00 | 69.60 | 73.10 |
| 2020 | 915 | 6792 | 5698.35 | 77.30 | 71.60 | 75.90 | 70.90 | 73.00 |
| 2021 | 915 | 4788 | 4157.53 | 54.70 | 52.00 | 75.20 | 51.90 | 72.40 |
| 2022 | 915 | 7711 | 6616.63 | 88.00 | 86.10 | 75.50 | 82.60 | 72.70 |
| 2023 | 915 | 5669 | 4734.88 | 64.70 | 62.10 | 75.20 | 59.10 | 72.40 |