Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP2 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 15 November 1978 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Wednesday, 1 August 1984 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 6 September 1984 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 1 April 1985 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 915 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 956 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 915 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 880 | 651 | 146.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 880 | 8330 | 6103.20 | 97.30 | 96.00 | 96.00 | 83.40 | 83.40 |
| 1986 | 880 | 6258 | 4955.00 | 71.40 | 70.10 | 81.20 | 64.30 | 72.50 |
| 1987 | 900 | 6761 | 5559.90 | 77.20 | 79.10 | 80.40 | 70.50 | 71.80 |
| 1988 | 915 | 7176 | 5698.00 | 81.70 | 80.60 | 80.50 | 70.90 | 71.50 |
| 1989 | 915 | 7697 | 6298.51 | 87.90 | 83.30 | 81.10 | 78.60 | 73.00 |
| 1990 | 915 | 7114 | 6001.78 | 81.20 | 77.70 | 80.50 | 74.90 | 73.40 |
| 1991 | 915 | 4838 | 4099.88 | 55.20 | 53.80 | 76.50 | 51.20 | 70.00 |
| 1992 | 915 | 6910 | 5946.87 | 78.70 | 77.00 | 76.50 | 74.00 | 70.60 |
| 1993 | 915 | 6463 | 5441.04 | 73.80 | 73.50 | 76.20 | 67.90 | 70.20 |
| 1994 | 915 | 6765 | 5566.06 | 77.20 | 94.10 | 78.00 | 69.40 | 70.20 |
| 1995 | 915 | 6581 | 5366.77 | 75.10 | 72.40 | 77.50 | 67.00 | 69.90 |
| 1996 | 915 | 7870 | 6521.86 | 89.60 | 87.10 | 78.30 | 81.10 | 70.80 |
| 1997 | 915 | 6596 | 5176.08 | 75.30 | 76.50 | 78.20 | 64.60 | 70.30 |
| 1998 | 915 | 7396 | 6003.57 | 84.40 | 79.00 | 78.20 | 74.90 | 70.70 |
| 1999 | 915 | 7787 | 6393.81 | 88.90 | 85.30 | 78.70 | 79.80 | 71.30 |
| 2000 | 915 | 7755 | 6420.91 | 88.30 | 85.60 | 79.20 | 79.90 | 71.80 |
| 2001 | 915 | 7053 | 5914.40 | 80.50 | 76.50 | 79.00 | 73.80 | 72.00 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7776 | 6547.44 | 88.80 | 86.00 | 79.40 | 81.70 | 72.50 |
| 2003 | 915 | 6927 | 5727.93 | 79.10 | 75.60 | 79.20 | 71.50 | 72.40 |
| 2004 | 915 | 7661 | 6612.96 | 87.20 | 84.90 | 79.50 | 82.30 | 73.00 |
| 2005 | 915 | 7684 | 6504.12 | 87.70 | 83.00 | 79.70 | 81.10 | 73.40 |
| 2006 | 915 | 7736 | 6509.49 | 88.30 | 84.30 | 79.90 | 81.20 | 73.70 |
| 2007 | 915 | 5602 | 4617.90 | 64.00 | 58.00 | 78.90 | 57.60 | 73.00 |
| 2008 | 915 | 6633 | 5597.43 | 75.50 | 69.80 | 78.50 | 69.60 | 72.90 |
| 2009 | 915 | 6886 | 5862.16 | 78.60 | 73.60 | 78.30 | 73.10 | 72.90 |
| 2010 | 915 | 6036 | 5305.44 | 68.90 | 66.60 | 77.90 | 66.20 | 72.60 |
| 2011 | 915 | 6577 | 5791.15 | 75.10 | 73.00 | 77.70 | 72.20 | 72.60 |
| 2012 | 915 | 7665 | 6761.59 | 87.30 | 84.70 | 77.90 | 84.10 | 73.00 |
| 2013 | 915 | 6729 | 5729.40 | 76.80 | 73.00 | 77.80 | 71.50 | 73.00 |
| 2014 | 915 | 7931 | 6708.45 | 90.50 | 86.20 | 78.00 | 83.70 | 73.30 |
| 2015 | 915 | 6630 | 5568.66 | 75.70 | 70.20 | 77.80 | 69.50 | 73.20 |
| 2016 | 915 | 7743 | 6596.10 | 88.20 | 83.10 | 78.00 | 82.10 | 73.50 |
| 2017 | 915 | 7739 | 6505.00 | 88.30 | 84.00 | 78.20 | 81.20 | 73.70 |
| 2018 | 915 | 5958 | 4984.84 | 68.00 | 64.40 | 77.70 | 62.20 | 73.40 |
| 2019 | 915 | 6038 | 4872.15 | 68.90 | 65.10 | 77.40 | 60.80 | 73.00 |
| 2020 | 915 | 6924 | 5761.69 | 78.80 | 74.50 | 77.30 | 71.70 | 73.00 |
| 2021 | 915 | 6401 | 5251.28 | 73.10 | 67.90 | 77.00 | 65.50 | 72.80 |
| 2022 | 915 | 6707 | 5384.34 | 76.60 | 69.60 | 76.80 | 67.20 | 72.60 |
| 2023 | 915 | 6336 | 5425.63 | 72.30 | 69.20 | 76.60 | 67.70 | 72.50 |