Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-230 |
| Owner | Bulgarian Energy Holding Company |
| Operator | Kozloduy NPP Plc |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 1 October 1973 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 4 December 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 17 December 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 20 January 1981 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Sunday, 31 December 2006 |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 408 | 7845 | 2896.70 | 90.30 | 89.80 | 89.80 | 84.50 | 84.50 |
| 1982 | 408 | 7743 | 2652.30 | 88.40 | 88.40 | 89.10 | 74.20 | 79.10 |
| 1983 | 408 | 7324 | 2748.90 | 83.60 | 83.60 | 87.20 | 76.90 | 78.40 |
| 1984 | 408 | 8206 | 3135.37 | 93.40 | 93.40 | 88.80 | 87.50 | 80.70 |
| 1985 | 408 | 8253 | 3204.80 | 94.20 | 94.20 | 89.90 | 89.70 | 82.50 |
| 1986 | 408 | 8173 | 2688.07 | 93.30 | 77.40 | 87.80 | 75.20 | 81.30 |
| 1987 | 408 | 7239 | 2752.65 | 82.60 | 82.40 | 87.00 | 77.00 | 80.70 |
| 1988 | 408 | 8181 | 3119.00 | 93.10 | 92.30 | 87.70 | 87.00 | 81.50 |
| 1989 | 408 | 6520 | 2429.01 | 74.40 | 72.60 | 86.00 | 68.00 | 80.00 |
| 1990 | 408 | 7715 | 2606.92 | 88.10 | 78.20 | 85.20 | 72.90 | 79.20 |
| 1991 | 408 | 5607 | 2171.85 | 64.00 | 61.70 | 83.10 | 60.80 | 77.60 |
| 1992 | 408 | 7727 | 2336.48 | 88.00 | 73.00 | 82.20 | 65.20 | 76.50 |
| 1993 | 408 | 7416 | 1933.03 | 84.70 | 52.20 | 79.90 | 54.10 | 74.80 |
| 1994 | 408 | 4255 | 1082.65 | 48.60 | 40.30 | 77.00 | 30.30 | 71.60 |
| 1995 | 408 | 8682 | 2747.18 | 99.10 | 86.90 | 77.70 | 76.90 | 71.90 |
| 1996 | 408 | 3193 | 1020.99 | 36.40 | 82.20 | 78.00 | 28.50 | 69.20 |
| 1997 | 408 | 7020 | 2225.35 | 80.10 | 80.10 | 78.10 | 62.30 | 68.80 |
| 1998 | 408 | 8584 | 2149.98 | 98.00 | 59.30 | 77.10 | 60.20 | 68.30 |
| 1999 | 408 | 4656 | 1684.75 | 53.20 | 48.80 | 75.60 | 47.10 | 67.20 |
| 2000 | 440 | 6736 | 2166.93 | 76.70 | 63.00 | 74.90 | 56.10 | 66.60 |
| 2001 | 408 | 8712 | 2249.84 | 99.40 | 62.50 | 74.30 | 63.00 | 66.40 |
| 2002 | 408 | 5574 | 1779.71 | 63.60 | 63.40 | 73.80 | 49.80 | 65.70 |
| 2003 | 408 | 7392 | 2477.89 | 84.40 | 82.90 | 74.20 | 69.30 | 65.80 |
| 2004 | 408 | 7160 | 2531.02 | 81.50 | 81.20 | 74.50 | 70.60 | 66.00 |
| 2005 | 408 | 8021 | 2974.78 | 91.60 | 91.10 | 75.20 | 83.20 | 66.70 |
| 2006 | 408 | 7676 | 3053.04 | 87.60 | 85.50 | 75.60 | 85.40 | 67.40 |