Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) |
| Owner | Engie Electrabel |
| Operator | Engie Electrabel |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 April 1976 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 5 October 1982 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 13 October 1982 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 1 June 1983 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Tuesday, 31 January 2023 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1008 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1055 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3064 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 900 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 | 900 | 577 | 217.98 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 901 | 6373 | 5507.00 | 89.80 | 86.90 | 86.90 | 86.90 | 86.90 |
| 1984 | 901 | 7693 | 6856.00 | 87.60 | 86.40 | 86.60 | 86.60 | 86.70 |
| 1985 | 900 | 7890 | 6636.00 | 90.10 | 87.80 | 87.00 | 84.20 | 85.70 |
| 1986 | 900 | 7509 | 6189.00 | 85.70 | 83.10 | 85.90 | 78.50 | 83.70 |
| 1987 | 900 | 7477 | 6584.00 | 85.40 | 83.40 | 85.40 | 83.50 | 83.70 |
| 1988 | 900 | 7992 | 6966.00 | 91.00 | 87.90 | 85.80 | 88.10 | 84.50 |
| 1989 | 901 | 7728 | 6663.00 | 88.20 | 84.70 | 85.70 | 84.40 | 84.50 |
| 1990 | 901 | 7827 | 6919.00 | 89.40 | 88.00 | 86.00 | 87.70 | 84.90 |
| 1991 | 901 | 7790 | 6850.00 | 88.90 | 87.80 | 86.20 | 86.80 | 85.10 |
| 1992 | 901 | 7912 | 6746.00 | 90.10 | 86.90 | 86.30 | 85.20 | 85.10 |
| 1993 | 901 | 7507 | 6555.00 | 85.70 | 83.60 | 86.00 | 83.00 | 84.90 |
| 1994 | 894 | 8501 | 7585.00 | 97.00 | 96.70 | 86.90 | 96.80 | 86.00 |
| 1995 | 930 | 7697 | 6849.00 | 87.90 | 85.00 | 86.80 | 84.90 | 85.90 |
| 1996 | 955 | 7810 | 7253.00 | 88.90 | 87.00 | 86.80 | 87.50 | 86.00 |
| 1997 | 960 | 7241 | 6854.00 | 82.70 | 81.30 | 86.40 | 81.50 | 85.70 |
| 1998 | 960 | 8015 | 7664.00 | 91.50 | 90.60 | 86.70 | 91.10 | 86.00 |
| 1999 | 960 | 8380 | 8111.00 | 95.70 | 95.50 | 87.20 | 96.40 | 86.70 |
| 2000 | 960 | 7901 | 7481.00 | 90.00 | 88.00 | 87.30 | 88.70 | 86.80 |
| 2001 | 960 | 7137 | 6976.00 | 81.50 | 80.70 | 86.90 | 83.00 | 86.60 |
| 2002 | 1008 | 7821 | 7833.39 | 89.30 | 87.90 | 87.00 | 88.70 | 86.70 |
| 2003 | 1008 | 7589 | 7600.97 | 86.60 | 85.60 | 86.90 | 86.10 | 86.70 |
| 2004 | 1008 | 8478 | 8517.32 | 96.50 | 96.00 | 87.40 | 96.20 | 87.20 |
| 2005 | 1008 | 7929 | 7890.01 | 90.50 | 89.50 | 87.40 | 89.40 | 87.30 |
| 2006 | 1008 | 7348 | 7219.32 | 83.90 | 82.40 | 87.20 | 81.80 | 87.00 |
| 2007 | 1008 | 8760 | 8751.57 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 87.80 | 99.10 | 87.50 |
| 2008 | 1008 | 7165 | 7129.35 | 81.60 | 80.40 | 87.50 | 80.50 | 87.20 |
| 2009 | 1008 | 7664 | 7732.29 | 87.50 | 86.70 | 87.40 | 87.60 | 87.30 |
| 2010 | 1008 | 8726 | 8823.79 | 99.60 | 99.20 | 87.90 | 99.90 | 87.80 |
| 2011 | 1008 | 7345 | 7322.51 | 83.80 | 82.90 | 87.70 | 82.90 | 87.60 |
| 2012 | 1008 | 5475 | 5506.11 | 62.30 | 61.80 | 86.80 | 62.20 | 86.70 |
| 2013 | 1008 | 4963 | 4939.33 | 56.70 | 55.60 | 85.70 | 55.90 | 85.60 |
| 2014 | 1008 | 2025 | 2056.12 | 23.10 | 23.00 | 83.60 | 23.30 | 83.50 |
| 2015 | 1008 | 411 | 385.00 | 4.70 | 4.30 | 81.00 | 4.40 | 81.00 |
| 2016 | 1008 | 8521 | 8603.65 | 97.00 | 96.20 | 81.50 | 97.20 | 81.50 |
| 2017 | 1008 | 7351 | 7131.59 | 83.90 | 80.10 | 81.50 | 80.80 | 81.40 |
| 2018 | 1008 | 5460 | 5478.07 | 62.30 | 61.50 | 80.90 | 62.00 | 80.90 |
| 2019 | 1008 | 3377 | 3276.69 | 38.60 | 37.10 | 79.60 | 37.10 | 79.60 |
| 2020 | 1008 | 7398 | 7373.82 | 84.20 | 83.10 | 79.70 | 83.30 | 79.70 |
| 2021 | 1008 | 7835 | 7597.40 | 89.40 | 85.80 | 79.90 | 86.00 | 79.90 |
| 2022 | 1008 | 7665 | 7476.91 | 87.50 | 84.60 | 80.00 | 84.70 | 80.00 |