Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CANDU 6 |
| Owner | Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A. |
| Operator | Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Sunday, 31 March 1974 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 13 March 1983 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 25 April 1983 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 20 January 1984 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 608 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 656 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2064 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 608 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 600 | 2098 | 815.40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 600 | 6355 | 2527.07 | 70.60 | 68.70 | 68.70 | 44.30 | 44.30 |
| 1985 | 600 | 8170 | 3778.57 | 93.30 | 93.40 | 81.60 | 71.90 | 58.70 |
| 1986 | 600 | 5847 | 3061.67 | 66.80 | 66.30 | 76.40 | 58.20 | 58.50 |
| 1987 | 600 | 7951 | 4577.05 | 90.80 | 87.90 | 79.30 | 87.10 | 65.80 |
| 1988 | 600 | 7798 | 4560.58 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 81.30 | 86.50 | 70.00 |
| 1989 | 600 | 7804 | 4658.98 | 89.10 | 89.10 | 82.60 | 88.60 | 73.20 |
| 1990 | 600 | 8404 | 5000.74 | 95.90 | 95.10 | 84.40 | 95.10 | 76.40 |
| 1991 | 600 | 7855 | 4498.81 | 89.70 | 85.80 | 84.60 | 85.60 | 77.50 |
| 1992 | 600 | 7440 | 4353.98 | 84.70 | 81.60 | 84.20 | 82.60 | 78.10 |
| 1993 | 600 | 7956 | 4773.27 | 90.80 | 90.60 | 84.90 | 90.80 | 79.40 |
| 1994 | 600 | 8575 | 5157.89 | 97.90 | 97.80 | 86.00 | 98.10 | 81.10 |
| 1995 | 600 | 6541 | 3897.91 | 74.70 | 74.30 | 85.10 | 74.20 | 80.50 |
| 1996 | 600 | 8176 | 4891.97 | 93.10 | 92.80 | 85.70 | 92.80 | 81.50 |
| 1997 | 600 | 7821 | 4737.03 | 89.30 | 89.30 | 85.90 | 90.10 | 82.10 |
| 1998 | 600 | 7629 | 4555.43 | 87.10 | 86.90 | 86.00 | 86.70 | 82.40 |
| 1999 | 598 | 8700 | 5201.79 | 99.30 | 99.10 | 86.80 | 99.30 | 83.40 |
| 2000 | 643 | 6837 | 4064.48 | 77.80 | 78.10 | 86.30 | 72.00 | 82.70 |
| 2001 | 600 | 8564 | 5128.11 | 97.80 | 97.40 | 86.90 | 97.60 | 83.60 |
| 2002 | 600 | 7401 | 4385.52 | 84.50 | 83.40 | 86.70 | 83.40 | 83.60 |
| 2003 | 600 | 8367 | 5004.14 | 95.50 | 95.10 | 87.10 | 95.20 | 84.10 |
| 2004 | 600 | 7704 | 4589.57 | 87.70 | 87.50 | 87.10 | 87.10 | 84.30 |
| 2005 | 600 | 7341 | 4372.48 | 83.80 | 83.30 | 87.00 | 83.20 | 84.20 |
| 2006 | 600 | 8455 | 5052.10 | 96.50 | 96.20 | 87.40 | 96.10 | 84.70 |
| 2007 | 600 | 6771 | 4003.72 | 77.30 | 76.50 | 86.90 | 76.20 | 84.40 |
| 2008 | 600 | 7382 | 4368.61 | 84.00 | 82.90 | 86.80 | 82.90 | 84.30 |
| 2009 | 600 | 8705 | 5192.43 | 99.40 | 98.80 | 87.20 | 98.80 | 84.90 |
| 2010 | 600 | 6701 | 3908.69 | 76.50 | 74.40 | 86.70 | 74.40 | 84.50 |
| 2011 | 600 | 7405 | 3559.35 | 84.50 | 67.70 | 86.10 | 67.70 | 83.90 |
| 2012 | 600 | 7214 | 3425.53 | 82.10 | 65.10 | 85.30 | 65.00 | 83.20 |
| 2013 | 600 | 6841 | 3285.69 | 78.10 | 69.60 | 84.80 | 62.50 | 82.60 |
| 2014 | 600 | 3678 | 1533.11 | 42.00 | 99.80 | 85.30 | 29.20 | 80.80 |
| 2015 | 600 | 1564 | 641.36 | 17.80 | 99.80 | 85.80 | 12.20 | 78.70 |
| 2016 | 600 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 83.10 | 0.00 | 76.30 |
| 2017 | 600 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 80.70 | 0.00 | 74.00 |
| 2018 | 600 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.40 | 0.00 | 71.90 |
| 2019 | 608 | 7051 | 3786.17 | 80.50 | 71.80 | 78.20 | 71.10 | 71.90 |
| 2020 | 608 | 8447 | 4910.14 | 96.20 | 91.90 | 78.60 | 91.90 | 72.50 |
| 2021 | 608 | 7227 | 4340.06 | 82.50 | 81.50 | 78.70 | 81.50 | 72.70 |
| 2022 | 608 | 6993 | 4176.48 | 79.80 | 78.40 | 78.60 | 78.40 | 72.80 |
| 2023 | 608 | 8660 | 5224.06 | 98.90 | 98.00 | 79.10 | 98.10 | 73.50 |