Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | N4 REP 1450 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 31 December 1985 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Monday, 10 March 1997 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 10 April 1997 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 29 September 2000 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1500 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1560 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 4270 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1455 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1455 | 2997 | 2960.25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | 1455 | 172 | 86.28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | 1455 | 5267 | 7308.70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | 1455 | 5347 | 7213.35 | 94.70 | 90.20 | 90.20 | 92.20 | 92.20 |
| 2001 | 1455 | 7221 | 10159.53 | 82.40 | 80.40 | 82.30 | 79.70 | 82.20 |
| 2002 | 1455 | 7240 | 9814.83 | 82.60 | 81.50 | 82.00 | 77.00 | 79.90 |
| 2003 | 1500 | 7457 | 10472.75 | 85.10 | 83.30 | 82.40 | 79.70 | 79.80 |
| 2004 | 1500 | 7061 | 10063.94 | 80.40 | 80.10 | 81.80 | 76.40 | 79.00 |
| 2005 | 1500 | 7343 | 10321.55 | 83.80 | 81.60 | 81.80 | 78.60 | 78.90 |
| 2006 | 1500 | 6845 | 9460.52 | 78.10 | 79.60 | 81.50 | 72.00 | 77.80 |
| 2007 | 1500 | 7725 | 11016.49 | 88.20 | 85.20 | 82.00 | 83.80 | 78.60 |
| 2008 | 1500 | 7639 | 11038.88 | 87.00 | 84.60 | 82.30 | 83.80 | 79.30 |
| 2009 | 1500 | 5593 | 7821.91 | 63.80 | 62.50 | 80.10 | 59.50 | 77.10 |
| 2010 | 1500 | 7529 | 10739.75 | 86.00 | 83.40 | 80.50 | 81.70 | 77.60 |
| 2011 | 1500 | 8076 | 11507.74 | 92.20 | 91.20 | 81.40 | 87.60 | 78.50 |
| 2012 | 1500 | 4092 | 5773.74 | 46.60 | 44.00 | 78.40 | 43.80 | 75.60 |
| 2013 | 1500 | 7351 | 10676.71 | 83.90 | 82.40 | 78.60 | 81.20 | 76.00 |
| 2014 | 1500 | 8686 | 12405.66 | 99.20 | 98.00 | 80.00 | 94.40 | 77.30 |
| 2015 | 1500 | 6673 | 9504.22 | 76.20 | 74.10 | 79.60 | 72.30 | 77.00 |
| 2016 | 1500 | 7791 | 11021.73 | 88.70 | 85.60 | 80.00 | 83.60 | 77.40 |
| 2017 | 1500 | 5351 | 7691.34 | 61.10 | 59.80 | 78.80 | 58.50 | 76.30 |
| 2018 | 1500 | 8388 | 12031.86 | 95.80 | 94.20 | 79.70 | 91.60 | 77.20 |
| 2019 | 1500 | 4846 | 6757.53 | 55.30 | 53.80 | 78.30 | 51.40 | 75.80 |
| 2020 | 1500 | 6107 | 8328.39 | 69.50 | 70.00 | 77.90 | 63.20 | 75.20 |
| 2021 | 1500 | 3523 | 4693.11 | 40.20 | 35.70 | 75.90 | 35.70 | 73.30 |
| 2022 | 1500 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 72.50 | 0.00 | 70.00 |
| 2023 | 1500 | 5559 | 7888.17 | 63.50 | 62.10 | 72.00 | 60.00 | 69.60 |