Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-230 |
| Owner | State Enterprise “Radio Active Waste” |
| Operator | Kozloduy NPP Plc |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 April 1970 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 30 June 1974 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 24 July 1974 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 28 October 1974 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Tuesday, 31 December 2002 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 408 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 440 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1375 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 408 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 432 | 3576 | 927.10 | 91.80 | 83.30 | 83.30 | 83.30 | 83.30 |
| 1975 | 404 | 7058 | 1749.80 | 80.60 | 49.10 | 54.30 | 49.40 | 54.60 |
| 1976 | 407 | 6876 | 2069.00 | 78.30 | 62.20 | 57.90 | 57.90 | 56.10 |
| 1977 | 408 | 6668 | 2593.10 | 76.10 | 73.40 | 62.80 | 72.60 | 61.30 |
| 1978 | 408 | 6504 | 2360.37 | 74.20 | 70.20 | 64.60 | 66.00 | 62.40 |
| 1979 | 408 | 7280 | 2800.60 | 83.10 | 78.40 | 67.20 | 78.40 | 65.50 |
| 1980 | 408 | 7549 | 2852.60 | 85.90 | 79.60 | 69.20 | 79.60 | 67.80 |
| 1981 | 408 | 7506 | 2836.70 | 85.70 | 84.90 | 71.40 | 79.40 | 69.40 |
| 1982 | 408 | 7273 | 2685.60 | 83.00 | 83.30 | 72.90 | 75.10 | 70.10 |
| 1983 | 408 | 7948 | 2819.50 | 90.70 | 90.70 | 74.80 | 78.90 | 71.10 |
| 1984 | 408 | 8016 | 2751.84 | 91.30 | 82.90 | 75.60 | 76.80 | 71.60 |
| 1985 | 408 | 8040 | 2991.39 | 91.80 | 91.80 | 77.10 | 83.70 | 72.70 |
| 1986 | 408 | 6807 | 2532.23 | 77.70 | 76.50 | 77.00 | 70.80 | 72.60 |
| 1987 | 408 | 7843 | 2959.54 | 89.50 | 89.50 | 78.00 | 82.80 | 73.30 |
| 1988 | 408 | 8082 | 2836.96 | 92.00 | 87.70 | 78.70 | 79.20 | 73.80 |
| 1989 | 408 | 5961 | 2159.50 | 68.00 | 66.60 | 77.90 | 60.40 | 72.90 |
| 1990 | 408 | 7740 | 2523.97 | 88.40 | 80.80 | 78.00 | 70.60 | 72.70 |
| 1991 | 408 | 5676 | 2000.82 | 64.80 | 63.70 | 77.20 | 56.00 | 71.80 |
| 1992 | 408 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 73.00 | 0.00 | 67.80 |
| 1993 | 408 | 84 | 9.01 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 69.20 | 0.20 | 64.30 |
| 1994 | 408 | 7891 | 2504.30 | 90.10 | 82.80 | 69.80 | 70.10 | 64.60 |
| 1995 | 408 | 3315 | 1084.19 | 37.80 | 35.10 | 68.20 | 30.30 | 63.00 |
| 1996 | 408 | 3251 | 1100.76 | 37.00 | 48.90 | 67.30 | 30.70 | 61.50 |
| 1997 | 408 | 8259 | 2024.68 | 94.30 | 94.00 | 68.50 | 56.60 | 61.30 |
| 1998 | 408 | 6395 | 1776.06 | 73.00 | 52.20 | 67.80 | 49.70 | 60.80 |
| 1999 | 408 | 5092 | 1258.05 | 58.10 | 36.60 | 66.60 | 35.20 | 59.80 |
| 2000 | 440 | 7495 | 2224.16 | 85.30 | 65.30 | 66.50 | 57.60 | 59.70 |
| 2001 | 408 | 7325 | 2465.80 | 83.60 | 69.00 | 66.60 | 69.00 | 60.00 |
| 2002 | 408 | 6940 | 2172.39 | 79.20 | 76.00 | 66.90 | 60.80 | 60.10 |