Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CP1
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 April 1975
First Criticality Saturday, 29 November 1980
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 10 February 1981
Commercial Operation Monday, 11 May 1981

Specifications

Capacity Net 915 MWe
Capacity Gross 955 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 920 6463 4917.60 81.90 78.00 78.00 73.90 73.90
1982 915 5966 5067.30 68.10 65.80 70.70 63.20 67.50
1983 915 7544 6342.00 86.10 82.80 75.20 79.10 71.90
1984 915 7668 6682.00 87.30 85.10 77.90 83.10 74.90
1985 915 8518 7166.00 97.20 94.30 81.40 89.40 78.00
1986 915 7704 6230.40 88.00 83.50 81.80 77.70 78.00
1987 915 6810 5654.30 77.70 75.40 80.80 70.50 76.90
1988 915 7106 5722.00 80.90 78.00 80.40 71.20 76.10
1989 915 7188 5834.63 82.00 75.90 79.90 72.80 75.70
1990 915 7671 6457.21 87.60 84.60 80.40 80.60 76.20
1991 915 5941 4746.80 67.80 62.10 78.70 59.20 74.60
1992 915 6010 5198.98 68.40 66.60 77.70 64.70 73.80
1993 915 7373 6423.91 84.20 81.40 78.00 80.10 74.30
1994 915 7641 6496.49 87.20 83.60 78.40 81.00 74.80
1995 915 7675 6494.69 87.60 85.10 78.80 81.00 75.20
1996 915 7172 5806.69 81.60 76.20 78.70 72.20 75.00
1997 915 7331 6192.76 83.70 79.10 78.70 77.30 75.20
1998 915 7375 6359.54 84.20 80.50 78.80 79.30 75.40
1999 915 6828 5731.67 78.00 74.00 78.50 71.50 75.20
2000 915 7325 5985.21 83.40 79.00 78.60 74.50 75.20
2001 915 5777 4929.48 66.00 65.20 77.90 61.50 74.50
2002 915 7140 5976.06 81.50 80.20 78.00 74.60 74.50
2003 915 7607 6144.89 86.80 79.70 78.10 76.70 74.60
2004 915 7455 6377.15 84.90 82.90 78.30 79.30 74.80
2005 915 7981 6563.04 91.10 86.10 78.60 81.90 75.10
2006 915 7488 6006.89 85.50 81.30 78.70 74.90 75.10
2007 915 7862 6775.03 89.80 87.60 79.00 84.50 75.40
2008 915 7030 6185.23 80.00 78.60 79.00 77.00 75.50
2009 915 6608 5750.65 75.40 73.60 78.80 71.70 75.40
2010 915 7089 6257.49 80.90 79.10 78.80 78.10 75.40
2011 915 6507 5827.60 74.30 72.80 78.60 72.70 75.40
2012 915 5534 4959.82 63.00 61.50 78.10 61.70 74.90
2013 915 7765 6912.58 88.60 87.60 78.40 86.20 75.30
2014 915 6369 5763.72 72.70 71.80 78.20 71.90 75.20
2015 915 7928 7186.07 90.50 89.00 78.50 89.60 75.60
2016 915 3168 2863.03 36.10 35.30 77.30 35.60 74.50
2017 915 6785 6042.82 77.40 75.80 77.30 75.40 74.50
2018 915 6019 5453.10 68.70 68.20 77.00 68.00 74.30
2019 915 7059 6032.36 80.60 78.60 77.10 75.30 74.30
2020 915 5578 4987.94 63.50 61.70 76.70 62.10 74.00
2021 915 7514 6884.54 85.80 85.10 76.90 85.90 74.30
2022 915 2566 2357.63 29.30 28.80 75.70 29.40 73.20
2023 915 7040 6179.71 80.40 79.30 75.80 77.10 73.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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