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 Friday, 23 December 1988
First Grid Connection Friday, 3 February 1989
Commercial Operation Friday, 3 February 1989

Specifications

Capacity Net 605 MWe
Capacity Gross 682 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1623 MWt
Design Net Capacity 645 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 (%)
1989 625 7068 3633.80 89.10 74.20 74.20 73.30 73.30
1990 625 4211 1948.30 48.20 36.10 54.20 35.70 53.60
1991 625 5068 2651.30 58.00 48.40 52.20 48.60 51.80
1992 625 6560 3732.70 73.70 67.00 56.00 67.10 55.80
1993 632 7168 4038.00 82.00 74.40 59.80 73.10 59.40
1994 632 6264 3478.09 71.50 65.50 60.80 62.80 59.90
1995 632 7909 4651.90 87.40 85.90 64.50 81.30 63.10
1996 632 2409 1571.30 27.40 96.20 68.50 28.30 58.70
1997 625 7181 4217.98 81.80 77.70 69.60 76.80 60.70
1998 625 8713 5094.36 99.20 93.70 72.00 92.80 64.00
1999 625 8588 4983.97 97.80 91.10 73.70 90.80 66.40
2000 625 7686 3936.12 87.50 71.70 73.60 71.70 66.80
2001 625 8476 4293.57 96.50 76.60 73.80 78.20 67.70
2002 625 3751 1945.61 42.80 35.70 71.10 35.50 65.40
2003 625 6874 3782.85 78.50 69.40 71.00 69.10 65.70
2004 625 7682 4082.96 87.40 74.60 71.20 74.40 66.20
2005 625 8570 4821.85 97.80 87.80 72.20 88.10 67.50
2006 625 6456 3297.00 73.70 60.50 71.50 60.20 67.10
2007 625 8480 4829.04 96.80 88.30 72.40 88.20 68.20
2008 615 8494 4780.78 96.70 88.20 73.20 88.10 69.20
2009 605 7303 4151.18 83.40 78.30 73.40 78.00 69.60
2010 605 8345 4531.25 95.30 85.50 74.00 85.50 70.30
2011 605 8235 4417.91 94.00 83.50 74.40 83.40 70.80
2012 595 6632 3717.79 75.50 71.40 74.20 71.10 70.90
2013 595 8287 4672.85 94.60 89.70 74.80 89.60 71.60
2014 595 8274 4718.74 94.40 90.40 75.40 90.50 72.30
2015 595 6684 3711.61 76.30 70.90 75.20 71.20 72.20
2016 595 8746 4982.13 99.60 95.10 75.90 95.30 73.00
2017 595 8710 4853.06 99.40 94.00 76.50 93.10 73.70
2018 605 6602 3680.98 75.40 69.30 76.30 69.50 73.60
2019 605 8760 5059.93 100.00 94.80 76.90 95.50 74.30
2020 605 8615 4904.72 98.10 92.00 77.40 92.30 74.80
2021 605 7005 3589.01 80.00 67.50 77.10 67.70 74.60
2022 605 6048 3076.41 69.00 57.80 76.50 58.00 74.10
2023 605 6839 4055.74 78.10 75.50 76.50 76.50 74.20

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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