Details
| Reactor Type | Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR) |
|---|---|
| Model | AGR |
| Owner | EDF Energy |
| Operator | EDF Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Friday, 1 August 1980 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 1 November 1988 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 11 November 1988 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 1 April 1989 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 620 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 680 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1550 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 615 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 615 | 956 | 407.73 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | 615 | 6989 | 3825.57 | 73.90 | 74.40 | 74.40 | 63.80 | 63.80 |
| 1990 | 615 | 1901 | 783.97 | 21.80 | 14.90 | 40.50 | 14.60 | 35.80 |
| 1991 | 615 | 4453 | 2423.97 | 51.00 | 53.40 | 45.20 | 45.10 | 39.20 |
| 1992 | 615 | 6198 | 3486.52 | 69.60 | 64.70 | 50.50 | 63.70 | 45.80 |
| 1993 | 625 | 7125 | 4384.85 | 81.60 | 79.60 | 56.60 | 80.60 | 53.20 |
| 1994 | 625 | 7723 | 4435.32 | 88.40 | 80.80 | 60.90 | 81.20 | 58.10 |
| 1995 | 625 | 7249 | 4498.83 | 82.50 | 82.30 | 64.10 | 82.00 | 61.60 |
| 1996 | 625 | 7103 | 4265.35 | 80.90 | 78.40 | 65.90 | 77.70 | 63.70 |
| 1997 | 625 | 8021 | 4780.70 | 91.30 | 85.50 | 68.20 | 87.10 | 66.40 |
| 1998 | 625 | 7574 | 4209.73 | 86.20 | 76.20 | 69.00 | 76.70 | 67.50 |
| 1999 | 625 | 4987 | 2987.21 | 56.80 | 54.60 | 67.70 | 54.40 | 66.30 |
| 2000 | 625 | 8660 | 5001.88 | 98.60 | 90.50 | 69.60 | 91.10 | 68.40 |
| 2001 | 625 | 7103 | 4234.22 | 80.90 | 90.80 | 71.30 | 77.10 | 69.10 |
| 2002 | 625 | 8521 | 5010.34 | 97.30 | 91.50 | 72.80 | 91.50 | 70.70 |
| 2003 | 625 | 7712 | 4582.83 | 88.00 | 83.80 | 73.50 | 83.70 | 71.60 |
| 2004 | 625 | 7383 | 4244.16 | 84.00 | 77.50 | 73.80 | 77.30 | 72.00 |
| 2005 | 625 | 8564 | 5056.80 | 97.80 | 92.30 | 74.90 | 92.40 | 73.20 |
| 2006 | 615 | 8293 | 4816.70 | 94.70 | 89.10 | 75.70 | 89.00 | 74.10 |
| 2007 | 615 | 7104 | 4046.74 | 81.10 | 74.90 | 75.60 | 75.10 | 74.10 |
| 2008 | 620 | 8252 | 4709.31 | 93.90 | 86.70 | 76.20 | 86.60 | 74.80 |
| 2009 | 620 | 7268 | 4012.10 | 83.00 | 74.20 | 76.10 | 73.90 | 74.70 |
| 2010 | 620 | 2719 | 1437.40 | 31.00 | 27.20 | 73.80 | 26.50 | 72.50 |
| 2011 | 605 | 7968 | 4545.68 | 91.00 | 85.00 | 74.30 | 85.80 | 73.10 |
| 2012 | 610 | 8784 | 5214.03 | 100.00 | 95.80 | 75.20 | 97.30 | 74.10 |
| 2013 | 610 | 6945 | 4057.17 | 79.30 | 75.20 | 75.20 | 75.90 | 74.20 |
| 2014 | 610 | 8713 | 5211.77 | 99.50 | 95.30 | 76.00 | 97.50 | 75.00 |
| 2015 | 615 | 8760 | 5249.04 | 100.00 | 96.20 | 76.70 | 97.40 | 75.90 |
| 2016 | 615 | 7214 | 4319.05 | 82.10 | 79.10 | 76.80 | 80.00 | 76.00 |
| 2017 | 615 | 8760 | 5182.12 | 100.00 | 95.50 | 77.50 | 96.20 | 76.70 |
| 2018 | 620 | 8624 | 5116.17 | 98.40 | 94.20 | 78.00 | 94.20 | 77.30 |
| 2019 | 620 | 8635 | 5042.29 | 98.60 | 92.80 | 78.50 | 92.80 | 77.80 |
| 2020 | 620 | 6782 | 3948.62 | 77.20 | 72.80 | 78.30 | 72.50 | 77.60 |
| 2021 | 620 | 7143 | 3733.11 | 81.50 | 69.20 | 78.00 | 68.70 | 77.40 |
| 2022 | 620 | 7249 | 4213.26 | 82.80 | 77.90 | 78.00 | 77.60 | 77.40 |
| 2023 | 620 | 5437 | 3168.39 | 62.10 | 59.00 | 77.50 | 58.30 | 76.80 |