Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP0 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 February 1972 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Monday, 27 June 1977 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 7 October 1977 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 1 April 1978 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Monday, 29 June 2020 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 880 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 920 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 880 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 890 | 655 | 212.20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 890 | 7032 | 5760.40 | 85.60 | 81.80 | 81.80 | 81.50 | 81.50 |
| 1979 | 890 | 5684 | 4521.00 | 64.90 | 58.70 | 68.60 | 58.00 | 68.10 |
| 1980 | 890 | 6603 | 5601.00 | 75.20 | 72.20 | 69.90 | 71.60 | 69.40 |
| 1981 | 890 | 7117 | 6055.00 | 81.20 | 79.40 | 72.50 | 77.70 | 71.60 |
| 1982 | 880 | 8247 | 6047.90 | 94.10 | 93.10 | 76.80 | 78.40 | 73.00 |
| 1983 | 880 | 5206 | 4315.00 | 59.40 | 58.20 | 73.60 | 56.00 | 70.10 |
| 1984 | 880 | 7860 | 6459.00 | 89.50 | 88.40 | 75.80 | 83.60 | 72.10 |
| 1985 | 880 | 7248 | 5917.20 | 82.70 | 78.60 | 76.10 | 76.80 | 72.70 |
| 1986 | 880 | 6573 | 5522.50 | 75.00 | 73.20 | 75.80 | 71.60 | 72.60 |
| 1987 | 880 | 7335 | 6150.10 | 83.70 | 82.60 | 76.50 | 79.80 | 73.30 |
| 1988 | 880 | 6158 | 4830.00 | 70.10 | 69.80 | 75.90 | 62.50 | 72.30 |
| 1989 | 880 | 6944 | 5643.37 | 79.30 | 96.20 | 77.60 | 73.20 | 72.40 |
| 1990 | 880 | 4612 | 3552.40 | 52.60 | 49.60 | 75.40 | 46.10 | 70.30 |
| 1991 | 880 | 6537 | 5308.43 | 74.60 | 72.80 | 75.20 | 68.90 | 70.20 |
| 1992 | 880 | 2699 | 2202.03 | 30.70 | 29.90 | 72.20 | 28.50 | 67.40 |
| 1993 | 880 | 7167 | 5775.09 | 81.80 | 77.60 | 72.50 | 74.90 | 67.90 |
| 1994 | 880 | 6807 | 5294.89 | 77.70 | 98.20 | 74.00 | 68.70 | 67.90 |
| 1995 | 880 | 6305 | 5098.25 | 72.00 | 70.50 | 73.80 | 66.10 | 67.80 |
| 1996 | 880 | 7515 | 6192.10 | 85.60 | 84.40 | 74.40 | 80.10 | 68.50 |
| 1997 | 880 | 6982 | 5808.56 | 79.70 | 80.00 | 74.70 | 75.40 | 68.80 |
| 1998 | 880 | 6797 | 5597.00 | 77.60 | 73.70 | 74.60 | 72.60 | 69.00 |
| 1999 | 880 | 7708 | 6392.59 | 88.00 | 86.40 | 75.20 | 82.90 | 69.60 |
| 2000 | 880 | 4514 | 3730.37 | 51.40 | 51.00 | 74.10 | 48.30 | 68.70 |
| 2001 | 880 | 7876 | 6699.95 | 89.90 | 87.30 | 74.70 | 86.90 | 69.50 |
| 2002 | 880 | 7729 | 6562.58 | 88.20 | 85.60 | 75.10 | 85.10 | 70.10 |
| 2003 | 880 | 5434 | 4589.49 | 62.00 | 60.70 | 74.50 | 59.50 | 69.70 |
| 2004 | 880 | 8435 | 6913.74 | 96.00 | 93.60 | 75.20 | 89.40 | 70.40 |
| 2005 | 880 | 7813 | 6381.24 | 89.20 | 85.10 | 75.60 | 82.80 | 70.90 |
| 2006 | 880 | 5844 | 4803.12 | 66.70 | 64.70 | 75.20 | 62.30 | 70.60 |
| 2007 | 880 | 5781 | 4816.72 | 66.00 | 62.90 | 74.80 | 62.50 | 70.30 |
| 2008 | 880 | 6384 | 5131.40 | 72.70 | 66.80 | 74.60 | 66.40 | 70.20 |
| 2009 | 880 | 4206 | 3366.58 | 48.00 | 43.90 | 73.60 | 43.70 | 69.30 |
| 2010 | 880 | 8100 | 6573.08 | 92.50 | 87.00 | 74.00 | 85.30 | 69.80 |
| 2011 | 880 | 2521 | 1976.89 | 28.80 | 25.70 | 72.60 | 25.60 | 68.50 |
| 2012 | 880 | 6584 | 5427.83 | 75.00 | 73.10 | 72.60 | 70.20 | 68.60 |
| 2013 | 880 | 5841 | 4815.26 | 66.70 | 63.30 | 72.30 | 62.50 | 68.40 |
| 2014 | 880 | 8244 | 6874.97 | 94.10 | 91.70 | 72.80 | 89.20 | 69.00 |
| 2015 | 880 | 6904 | 5669.65 | 78.80 | 76.70 | 73.00 | 73.60 | 69.10 |
| 2016 | 880 | 3960 | 3428.20 | 45.10 | 44.60 | 72.20 | 44.40 | 68.40 |
| 2017 | 880 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.40 | 0.00 | 66.70 |
| 2018 | 880 | 6006 | 4909.07 | 68.60 | 64.50 | 70.30 | 63.70 | 66.60 |
| 2019 | 880 | 7064 | 6108.70 | 80.60 | 79.60 | 70.50 | 79.20 | 67.00 |
| 2020 | 880 | 4247 | 3697.08 | 97.20 | 96.80 | 70.80 | 96.20 | 67.30 |