Details
Reactor Type | Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR) |
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Model | UNGG |
Owner | EDF |
Operator | EDF |
Timeline
Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 December 1965 |
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First Criticality | Tuesday, 21 March 1972 |
First Grid Connection | Saturday, 15 April 1972 |
Commercial Operation | Saturday, 1 July 1972 |
Permanent Shutdown | Friday, 27 May 1994 |
Specifications
Capacity Net | 540 MWe |
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Capacity Gross | 555 MWe |
Thermal Capacity | 1954 MWt |
Design Net Capacity | 540 MWe |
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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 (%) |
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1972 | 540 | 3812 | 1138.80 | 61.30 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 39.70 | 39.70 |
1973 | 540 | 6454 | 2474.60 | 73.70 | 52.50 | 68.40 | 52.30 | 48.10 |
1974 | 540 | 7245 | 3009.80 | 82.70 | 63.70 | 66.50 | 63.60 | 54.30 |
1975 | 540 | 6863 | 2771.30 | 78.30 | 58.60 | 64.30 | 58.60 | 55.50 |
1976 | 540 | 7586 | 3307.80 | 86.40 | 72.10 | 66.00 | 69.70 | 58.70 |
1977 | 540 | 7443 | 3456.50 | 85.00 | 86.60 | 69.80 | 73.10 | 61.30 |
1978 | 540 | 5972 | 2615.70 | 68.20 | 56.00 | 67.60 | 55.30 | 60.40 |
1979 | 540 | 6739 | 3036.00 | 76.90 | 64.70 | 67.20 | 64.20 | 60.90 |
1980 | 540 | 8279 | 4048.00 | 94.20 | 86.00 | 69.50 | 85.30 | 63.80 |
1981 | 540 | 6926 | 2886.30 | 79.10 | 63.80 | 68.90 | 61.00 | 63.50 |
1982 | 540 | 7223 | 3339.00 | 82.40 | 71.10 | 69.10 | 70.60 | 64.20 |
1983 | 540 | 5383 | 2288.00 | 61.40 | 49.30 | 67.40 | 48.40 | 62.80 |
1984 | 540 | 6849 | 2922.00 | 78.00 | 63.30 | 67.00 | 61.60 | 62.70 |
1985 | 540 | 6926 | 2780.70 | 79.10 | 63.30 | 66.80 | 58.80 | 62.40 |
1986 | 540 | 4528 | 1570.20 | 51.70 | 61.70 | 66.40 | 33.20 | 60.40 |
1987 | 540 | 5547 | 1849.20 | 63.30 | 66.00 | 66.40 | 39.10 | 59.00 |
1988 | 540 | 6593 | 2530.60 | 75.10 | 69.10 | 66.60 | 53.40 | 58.70 |
1989 | 540 | 4816 | 1779.41 | 55.00 | 56.80 | 66.00 | 37.60 | 57.50 |
1990 | 540 | 5497 | 2006.88 | 62.80 | 77.30 | 66.60 | 42.40 | 56.60 |
1991 | 540 | 3704 | 1353.75 | 42.30 | 63.10 | 66.40 | 28.60 | 55.20 |
1992 | 540 | 3660 | 1144.42 | 41.70 | 53.60 | 65.80 | 24.10 | 53.70 |
1993 | 540 | 4200 | 1567.37 | 48.00 | 82.90 | 66.60 | 33.10 | 52.70 |
1994 | 540 | 3463 | 1458.42 | 95.60 | 76.40 | 66.80 | 74.50 | 53.20 |