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 Tuesday, 1 November 1988
First Grid Connection Friday, 11 November 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 615 956 407.73 - - - - -
1989 615 6989 3825.57 73.90 74.40 74.40 63.80 63.80
1990 615 1901 783.97 21.80 14.90 40.50 14.60 35.80
1991 615 4453 2423.97 51.00 53.40 45.20 45.10 39.20
1992 615 6198 3486.52 69.60 64.70 50.50 63.70 45.80
1993 625 7125 4384.85 81.60 79.60 56.60 80.60 53.20
1994 625 7723 4435.32 88.40 80.80 60.90 81.20 58.10
1995 625 7249 4498.83 82.50 82.30 64.10 82.00 61.60
1996 625 7103 4265.35 80.90 78.40 65.90 77.70 63.70
1997 625 8021 4780.70 91.30 85.50 68.20 87.10 66.40
1998 625 7574 4209.73 86.20 76.20 69.00 76.70 67.50
1999 625 4987 2987.21 56.80 54.60 67.70 54.40 66.30
2000 625 8660 5001.88 98.60 90.50 69.60 91.10 68.40
2001 625 7103 4234.22 80.90 90.80 71.30 77.10 69.10
2002 625 8521 5010.34 97.30 91.50 72.80 91.50 70.70
2003 625 7712 4582.83 88.00 83.80 73.50 83.70 71.60
2004 625 7383 4244.16 84.00 77.50 73.80 77.30 72.00
2005 625 8564 5056.80 97.80 92.30 74.90 92.40 73.20
2006 615 8293 4816.70 94.70 89.10 75.70 89.00 74.10
2007 615 7104 4046.74 81.10 74.90 75.60 75.10 74.10
2008 620 8252 4709.31 93.90 86.70 76.20 86.60 74.80
2009 620 7268 4012.10 83.00 74.20 76.10 73.90 74.70
2010 620 2719 1437.40 31.00 27.20 73.80 26.50 72.50
2011 605 7968 4545.68 91.00 85.00 74.30 85.80 73.10
2012 610 8784 5214.03 100.00 95.80 75.20 97.30 74.10
2013 610 6945 4057.17 79.30 75.20 75.20 75.90 74.20
2014 610 8713 5211.77 99.50 95.30 76.00 97.50 75.00
2015 615 8760 5249.04 100.00 96.20 76.70 97.40 75.90
2016 615 7214 4319.05 82.10 79.10 76.80 80.00 76.00
2017 615 8760 5182.12 100.00 95.50 77.50 96.20 76.70
2018 620 8624 5116.17 98.40 94.20 78.00 94.20 77.30
2019 620 8635 5042.29 98.60 92.80 78.50 92.80 77.80
2020 620 6782 3948.62 77.20 72.80 78.30 72.50 77.60
2021 620 7143 3733.11 81.50 69.20 78.00 68.70 77.40
2022 620 7249 4213.26 82.80 77.90 78.00 77.60 77.40
2023 620 5437 3168.39 62.10 59.00 77.50 58.30 76.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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