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 Sunday, 9 September 1984
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 31 October 1984
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 April 1989

Specifications

Capacity Net 595 MWe
Capacity Gross 655 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1500 MWt
Design Net Capacity 595 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 - - - - - - - -
1985 625 2839 778.88 - - - - -
1986 625 2678 942.54 - - - - -
1987 625 4985 1729.28 - - - - -
1988 490 2969 1013.14 - - - - -
1989 420 4689 2234.82 71.00 100.00 100.00 80.60 80.60
1990 510 6796 3238.38 77.80 74.10 84.30 76.00 77.80
1991 625 3755 1855.91 43.00 55.10 71.60 34.00 58.70
1992 575 7923 4316.78 89.00 87.00 76.00 84.90 66.20
1993 605 7682 4264.64 87.90 83.80 77.80 83.80 70.20
1994 605 6612 3703.92 75.70 69.90 76.30 70.10 70.20
1995 605 6149 3750.74 70.00 70.80 75.40 70.60 70.20
1996 605 8131 4370.30 92.60 82.10 76.30 82.20 71.90
1997 605 6954 4127.88 79.20 77.20 76.40 77.70 72.60
1998 605 7973 4555.10 90.80 85.60 77.40 85.70 74.00
1999 605 7808 4472.45 88.90 83.60 78.00 84.20 75.00
2000 605 7463 4265.86 85.00 80.30 78.20 80.30 75.50
2001 605 8092 4635.88 92.10 87.50 79.00 87.20 76.40
2002 605 8383 4910.32 95.70 92.70 80.00 92.60 77.60
2003 605 6258 3488.43 71.40 66.40 79.10 65.80 76.80
2004 605 6016 3380.61 68.50 64.00 78.10 63.60 76.00
2005 605 6428 3651.64 73.40 69.20 77.50 68.90 75.50
2006 595 4455 2481.11 50.90 47.80 75.80 47.40 73.90
2007 595 6514 3593.55 74.40 69.20 75.50 69.00 73.60
2008 595 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 71.60 0.00 69.90
2009 595 5360 2882.06 61.20 56.00 70.80 55.30 69.20
2010 595 6674 3738.08 76.20 71.70 70.90 71.70 69.30
2011 595 7533 4251.62 86.00 81.90 71.40 81.60 69.80
2012 585 7880 4520.16 89.70 87.70 72.10 88.00 70.60
2013 585 5517 3014.48 63.00 59.20 71.60 58.80 70.10
2014 585 5290 2662.28 60.40 52.90 70.80 52.00 69.40
2015 585 6811 3124.82 77.80 61.40 70.50 61.00 69.10
2016 585 6842 3773.67 77.90 73.20 70.60 73.40 69.30
2017 585 7980 4641.82 91.10 89.50 71.20 90.60 70.00
2018 595 7950 4569.78 90.80 88.00 71.80 87.70 70.60
2019 595 5910 3259.78 67.50 63.10 71.50 62.50 70.30
2020 595 7232 3919.40 82.30 75.40 71.60 75.00 70.50
2021 595 5404 2845.55 61.70 55.70 71.20 54.60 70.00
2022 595 7447 4132.36 85.00 79.60 71.40 79.30 70.30
2023 595 5573 3097.65 63.60 60.00 71.10 59.40 70.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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