Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model
Owner CEA (80%), EDF (20%)
Operator Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 March 1955
First Criticality Monday, 21 July 1958
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 22 April 1959
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 22 April 1959
Permanent Shutdown Saturday, 2 February 1980

Specifications

Capacity Net 39 MWe
Capacity Gross 43 MWe
Thermal Capacity 260 MWt
Design Net Capacity 36 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 (%)
1959 - - - - - - - -
1960 - - - - - - - -
1961 - - - - - - - -
1962 - - - - - - - -
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 - - - - - - - -
1972 - - - - - - - -
1973 - - - - - - - -
1974 - - - - - - - -
1975 - - - - - - - -
1976 40 8708 326.60 99.10 93.60 - 93.00 -
1977 40 6847 251.50 78.20 71.90 - 71.80 -
1978 40 2633 97.20 30.10 27.80 - 27.70 -
1979 39 5020 171.00 57.30 47.20 - 50.00 -
1980 - - - - - - - -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


See Also

Nuclear Power in France

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