Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 August 1980
First Criticality Thursday, 23 June 1988
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 12 July 1988
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 April 1989

Specifications

Capacity Net 620 MWe
Capacity Gross 680 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1550 MWt
Design Net Capacity 615 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 (%)
1988 615 2555 1653.77 - - - - -
1989 615 4454 2204.46 35.10 56.90 56.90 22.20 22.20
1990 615 3509 1487.04 40.20 27.80 40.30 27.70 25.30
1991 615 2786 1465.40 31.90 36.90 39.10 27.30 26.00
1992 615 7240 4095.95 81.30 74.80 48.70 74.80 39.20
1993 625 7376 4498.15 84.40 82.30 55.80 82.70 48.40
1994 625 7255 4181.11 83.00 75.60 59.30 76.60 53.30
1995 625 8286 5193.85 94.30 94.50 64.60 94.60 59.50
1996 625 7699 4707.35 87.60 85.00 67.20 85.70 62.90
1997 625 7105 4152.78 80.90 75.20 68.10 75.60 64.40
1998 625 8688 5019.39 98.90 90.50 70.40 91.40 67.20
1999 625 7212 4235.45 82.10 76.60 71.00 77.20 68.10
2000 625 7502 4415.35 85.40 80.00 71.80 80.40 69.20
2001 625 8534 5240.97 97.20 91.40 73.30 95.50 71.20
2002 625 7501 4413.96 85.60 80.80 73.90 80.60 71.90
2003 625 8444 5045.34 96.40 92.00 75.10 92.20 73.30
2004 625 7250 4115.67 82.50 75.30 75.10 75.00 73.40
2005 625 7317 4262.48 83.50 78.00 75.30 77.80 73.70
2006 615 8057 4603.97 92.00 85.20 75.80 85.10 74.30
2007 615 8006 4617.34 91.40 85.80 76.40 85.70 74.90
2008 615 7038 3879.33 80.10 72.10 76.20 71.80 74.80
2009 620 8497 4750.20 97.00 87.70 76.70 87.60 75.40
2010 620 8637 5000.04 98.60 92.80 77.40 92.10 76.10
2011 605 6772 3920.77 77.30 73.20 77.30 74.00 76.00
2012 610 7238 4158.33 82.40 77.20 77.30 77.60 76.10
2013 610 8071 4756.06 92.10 87.70 77.70 89.00 76.60
2014 610 8760 5228.25 100.00 96.20 78.40 97.80 77.40
2015 615 7038 4191.06 80.30 77.10 78.30 77.80 77.40
2016 615 8784 5262.55 100.00 96.40 79.00 97.40 78.20
2017 615 8510 5066.32 97.20 93.10 79.50 94.00 78.70
2018 620 6598 3805.18 75.30 70.40 79.20 70.10 78.40
2019 620 8760 5242.90 100.00 96.00 79.70 96.50 79.00
2020 620 8549 4993.67 97.30 91.60 80.10 91.70 79.40
2021 620 3862 2054.15 44.10 38.80 78.80 37.80 78.10
2022 620 6340 3697.11 72.40 68.60 78.50 68.10 77.80
2023 620 7598 4391.00 86.70 81.20 78.60 80.80 77.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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