Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4 |
| Owner | Bkw Energie Ag |
| Operator | Bkw Energie Ag |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 March 1967 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Monday, 8 March 1971 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 1 July 1971 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 6 November 1972 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Friday, 20 December 2019 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 373 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 390 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1097 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 306 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 323 | 3834 | 860.10 | 91.10 | 92.20 | 92.20 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| 1973 | 306 | 7315 | 2011.60 | 83.50 | 80.70 | 82.40 | 75.00 | 76.10 |
| 1974 | 306 | 7062 | 1846.20 | 80.60 | 73.20 | 78.20 | 68.90 | 72.80 |
| 1975 | 306 | 7989 | 2344.10 | 91.20 | 87.10 | 81.00 | 87.40 | 77.40 |
| 1976 | 306 | 7960 | 2355.20 | 90.60 | 85.20 | 82.00 | 87.60 | 79.80 |
| 1977 | 320 | 8097 | 2429.30 | 92.40 | 85.70 | 82.70 | 86.70 | 81.20 |
| 1978 | 320 | 8001 | 2465.70 | 91.30 | 87.30 | 83.50 | 88.00 | 82.30 |
| 1979 | 320 | 8024 | 2473.90 | 91.60 | 87.70 | 84.10 | 88.20 | 83.20 |
| 1980 | 320 | 8005 | 2482.40 | 91.10 | 88.50 | 84.60 | 88.30 | 83.80 |
| 1981 | 324 | 8051 | 2539.00 | 91.90 | 89.10 | 85.20 | 89.50 | 84.50 |
| 1982 | 326 | 8017 | 2663.30 | 91.50 | 88.90 | 85.50 | 93.30 | 85.40 |
| 1983 | 326 | 8026 | 2564.30 | 91.60 | 89.60 | 85.90 | 89.80 | 85.80 |
| 1984 | 326 | 7989 | 2527.17 | 91.00 | 88.10 | 86.10 | 88.20 | 86.00 |
| 1985 | 322 | 7882 | 2500.66 | 90.00 | 87.20 | 86.20 | 88.20 | 86.10 |
| 1986 | 326 | 6645 | 2114.47 | 75.90 | 73.70 | 85.30 | 74.00 | 85.30 |
| 1987 | 326 | 7959 | 2464.95 | 90.90 | 85.50 | 85.30 | 86.30 | 85.30 |
| 1988 | 326 | 7968 | 2497.60 | 90.70 | 87.10 | 85.40 | 87.20 | 85.50 |
| 1989 | 322 | 7226 | 2297.50 | 82.50 | 81.30 | 85.20 | 81.00 | 85.20 |
| 1990 | 323 | 7910 | 2477.89 | 90.30 | 86.50 | 85.20 | 87.30 | 85.30 |
| 1991 | 322 | 7714 | 2415.07 | 88.10 | 84.80 | 85.20 | 85.40 | 85.30 |
| 1992 | 322 | 7755 | 2413.45 | 88.30 | 85.00 | 85.20 | 85.10 | 85.30 |
| 1993 | 355 | 7917 | 2568.47 | 90.40 | 86.80 | 85.30 | 86.50 | 85.40 |
| 1994 | 355 | 7952 | 2643.11 | 90.80 | 84.90 | 85.30 | 85.00 | 85.30 |
| 1995 | 355 | 7894 | 2668.96 | 90.10 | 85.40 | 85.30 | 85.80 | 85.40 |
| 1996 | 355 | 7847 | 2649.03 | 89.30 | 84.40 | 85.20 | 85.00 | 85.40 |
| 1997 | 355 | 7671 | 2549.15 | 87.60 | 81.80 | 85.10 | 82.00 | 85.20 |
| 1998 | 355 | 7886 | 2659.69 | 90.00 | 85.20 | 85.10 | 85.50 | 85.20 |
| 1999 | 355 | 8064 | 2702.82 | 92.00 | 86.60 | 85.20 | 86.90 | 85.30 |
| 2000 | 355 | 8290 | 2817.03 | 94.40 | 90.10 | 85.30 | 90.30 | 85.50 |
| 2001 | 355 | 8195 | 2768.73 | 93.60 | 88.80 | 85.50 | 89.00 | 85.60 |
| 2002 | 355 | 8280 | 2828.21 | 94.50 | 87.70 | 85.60 | 91.00 | 85.80 |
| 2003 | 355 | 8034 | 2744.24 | 91.70 | 87.70 | 85.60 | 88.20 | 85.90 |
| 2004 | 355 | 8282 | 2906.12 | 94.30 | 92.40 | 85.80 | 93.20 | 86.10 |
| 2005 | 355 | 8130 | 2855.32 | 92.80 | 91.00 | 86.00 | 91.80 | 86.30 |
| 2006 | 355 | 8174 | 2882.88 | 93.30 | 90.90 | 86.20 | 92.70 | 86.50 |
| 2007 | 355 | 8021 | 2900.36 | 91.60 | 90.50 | 86.30 | 93.30 | 86.70 |
| 2008 | 355 | 8114 | 2973.26 | 92.40 | 91.30 | 86.40 | 95.40 | 87.00 |
| 2009 | 373 | 8025 | 2983.63 | 91.60 | 90.70 | 86.60 | 91.30 | 87.10 |
| 2010 | 373 | 8198 | 3008.81 | 93.60 | 91.30 | 86.70 | 92.10 | 87.20 |
| 2011 | 373 | 6707 | 2495.89 | 76.60 | 75.70 | 86.40 | 76.40 | 86.90 |
| 2012 | 373 | 8017 | 2971.32 | 91.30 | 90.70 | 86.50 | 90.70 | 87.00 |
| 2013 | 373 | 7947 | 2919.48 | 90.70 | 89.40 | 86.60 | 89.40 | 87.10 |
| 2014 | 373 | 8146 | 3014.59 | 93.00 | 92.30 | 86.80 | 92.30 | 87.20 |
| 2015 | 373 | 8025 | 2934.18 | 91.60 | 90.50 | 86.80 | 89.80 | 87.30 |
| 2016 | 373 | 8160 | 2946.09 | 92.90 | 90.00 | 86.90 | 89.90 | 87.40 |
| 2017 | 373 | 8157 | 3004.03 | 93.10 | 92.00 | 87.00 | 91.90 | 87.50 |
| 2018 | 373 | 8132 | 2970.39 | 92.80 | 90.90 | 87.10 | 90.90 | 87.60 |
| 2019 | 373 | 8484 | 3124.95 | 99.90 | 98.10 | 87.40 | 98.60 | 87.80 |