Details

Reactor Type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR)
Model PHWR KWU
Owner Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A.
Operator Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A.

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 31 May 1968
First Criticality Sunday, 13 January 1974
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 19 March 1974
Commercial Operation Monday, 24 June 1974

Specifications

Capacity Net 340 MWe
Capacity Gross 362 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1179 MWt
Design Net Capacity 319 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 319 4458 947.50 66.00 50.30 50.30 50.30 50.30
1975 319 7730 2357.80 88.20 85.60 73.80 84.40 73.00
1976 319 7808 2408.60 88.90 86.90 79.00 86.00 78.20
1977 345 4650 1537.00 53.10 53.00 71.30 52.20 70.40
1978 345 8026 2711.81 91.60 90.90 75.90 89.70 74.90
1979 335 7551 2503.70 86.20 84.10 77.40 85.30 76.90
1980 335 6947 2180.50 79.10 73.50 76.80 74.10 76.40
1981 335 8120 2647.60 92.70 89.70 78.50 90.20 78.30
1982 335 5600 1753.60 63.90 59.20 76.20 59.80 76.10
1983 335 8101 2356.00 92.50 78.40 76.50 80.30 76.50
1984 335 8678 1706.12 98.80 98.70 78.60 58.00 74.80
1985 335 7159 1470.45 81.70 91.60 79.70 50.10 72.60
1986 335 7532 2204.96 86.00 75.80 79.40 75.10 72.80
1987 335 4391 1405.80 50.10 49.20 77.20 47.90 70.90
1988 335 2515 808.10 28.60 27.10 73.70 27.50 67.90
1989 335 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.90 0.00 63.50
1990 335 7201 1722.59 82.20 58.70 68.30 58.70 63.20
1991 335 8390 2721.89 95.80 92.60 69.70 92.80 64.90
1992 335 7089 2230.24 80.70 76.30 70.00 75.80 65.50
1993 335 7287 2403.66 83.20 82.20 70.70 81.90 66.40
1994 335 7916 2651.86 90.40 90.40 71.60 90.40 67.50
1995 335 8376 2671.71 95.60 92.30 72.60 91.00 68.60
1996 335 6990 2038.80 79.60 70.60 72.50 69.30 68.70
1997 335 8329 2720.14 95.10 93.40 73.40 92.70 69.70
1998 335 7242 2374.36 82.70 81.30 73.70 80.90 70.10
1999 335 4364 1395.50 49.80 47.80 72.70 47.60 69.20
2000 335 5038 1677.85 57.40 56.80 72.10 57.00 68.80
2001 335 4407 1425.96 50.30 48.70 71.20 48.60 68.00
2002 335 3030 1011.50 34.60 34.60 70.00 34.50 66.90
2003 335 6094 2020.60 69.60 68.80 69.90 68.80 66.90
2004 335 8250 2725.01 93.90 92.20 70.60 92.60 67.80
2005 335 7004 1997.96 80.00 68.50 70.60 68.10 67.80
2006 335 6403 2100.55 73.10 72.10 70.60 71.60 67.90
2007 335 8300 2718.74 94.80 93.80 71.30 92.60 68.60
2008 335 7562 2481.26 86.10 85.30 71.70 84.30 69.10
2009 335 7296 2397.18 83.30 82.90 72.00 81.70 69.50
2010 335 8560 2782.75 97.70 95.50 72.70 94.80 70.20
2011 335 7289 2334.46 83.20 79.60 72.90 79.60 70.40
2012 335 7521 2477.36 85.60 84.20 73.20 84.20 70.80
2013 340 7310 2449.53 83.40 82.60 73.40 82.80 71.10
2014 340 7875 2631.71 89.90 88.80 73.80 88.40 71.50
2015 340 6109 1951.35 69.70 66.00 73.60 65.50 71.40
2016 340 7700 2476.82 87.70 83.30 73.80 82.90 71.60
2017 340 7832 2359.66 89.40 79.70 74.00 79.20 71.80
2018 340 7393 2274.09 84.40 76.30 74.00 76.40 71.90
2019 340 7341 2392.40 83.80 80.30 74.20 80.30 72.10
2020 340 8067 2680.41 91.80 89.80 74.50 89.80 72.50
2021 340 7243 2318.78 82.70 77.80 74.60 77.80 72.60
2022 340 6528 2034.01 74.50 68.30 74.40 68.30 72.50
2023 340 6855 2197.12 78.20 73.80 74.40 73.80 72.50

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


See Also

Nuclear Power in Argentina

Related News

WNN articles on Argentina
Subscribe to receive updates on news