Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model P4 REP 1300
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 1 February 1979
First Criticality Wednesday, 7 August 1985
First Grid Connection Monday, 30 September 1985
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 February 1986

Specifications

Capacity Net 1330 MWe
Capacity Gross 1382 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3817 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1330 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 (%)
1985 1290 1747 1605.40 - - - - -
1986 1290 6503 8321.70 71.80 72.10 72.10 71.50 71.50
1987 1290 6104 7716.60 69.70 78.30 75.30 68.30 69.80
1988 1330 5413 6763.00 61.60 59.20 69.70 57.90 65.60
1989 1330 6288 8124.44 71.80 70.20 69.80 69.70 66.70
1990 1330 6008 7321.98 68.60 66.20 69.10 62.80 65.90
1991 1330 7634 9587.15 87.20 86.20 72.00 82.30 68.70
1992 1330 5671 6886.61 64.60 63.00 70.70 59.00 67.30
1993 1330 6951 8459.03 79.40 73.40 71.00 72.60 68.00
1994 1330 5590 6703.62 63.80 61.80 70.00 57.50 66.80
1995 1330 7598 8733.26 86.70 84.10 71.40 75.00 67.60
1996 1330 7261 8027.69 82.70 84.60 72.60 68.70 67.70
1997 1330 6494 7618.80 74.10 72.80 72.60 65.40 67.50
1998 1330 6913 8327.02 78.90 76.10 72.90 71.50 67.80
1999 1330 6505 7636.71 74.30 73.80 73.00 65.60 67.70
2000 1330 8199 9819.79 93.30 94.40 74.40 84.00 68.80
2001 1330 6796 7815.94 77.60 79.60 74.80 67.10 68.70
2002 1330 7366 8900.48 84.10 80.40 75.10 76.40 69.10
2003 1330 6567 8181.73 75.00 74.30 75.00 70.20 69.20
2004 1330 5147 6395.50 58.60 56.00 74.00 54.70 68.40
2005 1330 6573 8157.60 75.00 73.20 74.00 70.00 68.50
2006 1330 8671 10549.56 99.00 96.80 75.10 90.60 69.60
2007 1330 3402 3908.79 38.80 34.80 73.20 33.60 67.90
2008 1330 8570 10106.55 97.60 96.60 74.20 86.50 68.70
2009 1330 3670 4214.55 41.90 38.80 72.80 36.20 67.40
2010 1330 5394 6850.05 61.60 60.60 72.30 58.80 67.00
2011 1330 7462 9475.26 85.20 81.70 72.60 81.30 67.60
2012 1330 5934 7592.85 67.60 66.60 72.40 65.00 67.50
2013 1330 7299 9162.71 83.30 80.50 72.70 78.60 67.90
2014 1330 8460 10592.86 96.60 93.80 73.40 90.90 68.70
2015 1330 5656 6436.51 64.60 62.90 73.10 55.20 68.20
2016 1330 7250 8209.45 82.50 73.40 73.10 70.30 68.30
2017 1330 1858 2121.65 21.20 18.30 71.40 18.20 66.70
2018 1330 6597 8399.29 75.30 72.80 71.40 72.10 66.90
2019 1330 8227 9886.14 93.90 91.80 72.00 84.80 67.40
2020 1330 5481 6577.17 62.40 57.80 71.60 56.30 67.10
2021 1330 6749 8534.76 77.00 74.50 71.70 73.20 67.30
2022 1330 8569 10585.79 97.80 94.60 72.30 90.90 67.90
2023 1330 6036 7384.88 68.90 65.40 72.10 63.40 67.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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