Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model AGR
Owner EDF Energy
Operator EDF Energy

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 October 1968
First Criticality Friday, 24 June 1983
First Grid Connection Monday, 1 August 1983
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 April 1989

Specifications

Capacity Net 590 MWe
Capacity Gross 655 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1500 MWt
Design Net Capacity 590 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 (%)
1983 - - - - - - - -
1984 600 3130 836.00 - - - - -
1985 625 1772 584.38 - - - - -
1986 625 4833 1854.67 - - - - -
1987 625 1242 378.35 - - - - -
1988 490 3101 926.59 - - - - -
1989 420 4683 1829.47 45.20 72.80 72.80 39.10 39.10
1990 510 3486 1698.68 39.90 40.10 54.50 39.90 39.50
1991 625 6791 2953.39 77.70 75.00 63.10 54.10 45.60
1992 510 6156 2910.40 69.10 63.50 63.20 64.10 50.40
1993 605 7802 4449.59 89.30 87.10 68.60 87.40 58.70
1994 605 7716 4296.60 88.30 81.40 71.00 81.30 62.90
1995 605 5937 3584.24 67.60 67.70 70.40 67.40 63.70
1996 605 7691 4518.01 87.60 85.60 72.50 85.00 66.60
1997 605 7644 4441.68 87.00 83.60 73.90 83.60 68.60
1998 605 7108 3892.34 80.90 73.50 73.80 73.20 69.20
1999 605 8369 5000.14 95.30 94.40 75.80 94.10 71.60
2000 605 8153 4757.35 92.80 88.60 77.00 89.50 73.20
2001 605 7301 4291.19 83.10 80.90 77.30 80.80 73.80
2002 605 7965 4627.85 90.90 87.50 78.10 87.30 74.80
2003 605 7856 4583.30 89.70 86.60 78.70 86.50 75.60
2004 605 3385 1942.67 38.50 36.90 75.90 36.60 73.10
2005 605 4829 2322.93 55.10 43.90 74.00 43.80 71.30
2006 595 4291 2378.89 49.00 45.90 72.40 45.40 69.80
2007 595 5680 3295.79 64.80 63.10 71.90 63.20 69.40
2008 595 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.20 0.00 65.90
2009 595 6986 3945.95 79.80 76.00 68.60 75.70 66.40
2010 595 7547 4407.41 86.20 84.20 69.30 84.60 67.20
2011 595 5514 3102.64 63.00 59.90 68.90 59.50 66.90
2012 595 7613 4301.94 86.70 82.50 69.40 82.30 67.50
2013 595 7557 3992.35 86.30 76.90 69.80 76.60 67.90
2014 595 5782 3158.04 66.00 60.90 69.40 60.60 67.60
2015 595 6817 3043.14 77.80 58.80 69.00 58.40 67.30
2016 595 5559 2787.18 63.30 54.40 68.50 53.30 66.80
2017 595 8079 4672.85 92.20 89.90 69.20 89.60 67.60
2018 590 6101 3539.00 69.60 68.70 69.20 68.50 67.60
2019 590 7677 4340.04 87.60 84.20 69.70 84.00 68.10
2020 590 8063 4581.72 91.80 88.60 70.30 88.40 68.80
2021 590 5562 2865.20 63.50 55.90 69.80 55.40 68.40
2022 590 6437 3574.26 73.50 69.80 69.80 69.20 68.40
2023 590 7553 4199.98 86.20 81.60 70.20 81.30 68.70

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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