Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (2-loop) |
| Owner | Kernkraftwerk Beznau |
| Operator | Kernkraftwerk Beznau |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 1 January 1968 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 16 October 1971 |
| First Grid Connection | Saturday, 23 October 1971 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 15 March 1972 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 365 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 380 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1130 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 350 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 | 291 | 1012 | 211.70 | 92.70 | 94.60 | 94.60 | 80.80 | 80.80 |
| 1972 | 364 | 7624 | 2618.50 | 86.80 | 82.70 | 83.40 | 81.90 | 81.80 |
| 1973 | 350 | 7042 | 2220.70 | 80.40 | 78.40 | 81.10 | 72.40 | 77.40 |
| 1974 | 350 | 7607 | 2527.80 | 86.80 | 83.50 | 81.90 | 82.40 | 79.00 |
| 1975 | 350 | 7503 | 2547.00 | 85.60 | 83.00 | 82.20 | 83.10 | 80.00 |
| 1976 | 350 | 7777 | 2652.20 | 88.50 | 86.60 | 83.00 | 86.30 | 81.20 |
| 1977 | 350 | 7758 | 2690.90 | 88.60 | 85.60 | 83.40 | 87.80 | 82.30 |
| 1978 | 350 | 7888 | 2753.10 | 90.00 | 86.70 | 83.90 | 89.80 | 83.40 |
| 1979 | 350 | 7835 | 2700.00 | 89.40 | 86.70 | 84.20 | 88.10 | 83.90 |
| 1980 | 350 | 7279 | 2559.00 | 82.90 | 81.00 | 83.90 | 83.20 | 83.80 |
| 1981 | 350 | 7868 | 2768.80 | 89.80 | 88.80 | 84.40 | 90.30 | 84.50 |
| 1982 | 350 | 7811 | 2722.10 | 89.20 | 87.60 | 84.70 | 88.80 | 84.90 |
| 1983 | 350 | 7977 | 2790.50 | 91.10 | 89.60 | 85.10 | 91.00 | 85.40 |
| 1984 | 350 | 7874 | 2724.21 | 89.60 | 87.50 | 85.30 | 88.60 | 85.60 |
| 1985 | 350 | 7647 | 2629.06 | 87.30 | 85.00 | 85.20 | 85.80 | 85.60 |
| 1986 | 350 | 7983 | 2769.81 | 91.10 | 90.20 | 85.60 | 90.30 | 86.00 |
| 1987 | 350 | 7535 | 2527.62 | 86.00 | 82.40 | 85.40 | 82.40 | 85.70 |
| 1988 | 350 | 7604 | 2630.19 | 86.60 | 84.50 | 85.30 | 85.60 | 85.70 |
| 1989 | 350 | 7614 | 2643.34 | 86.90 | 85.10 | 85.30 | 86.20 | 85.80 |
| 1990 | 350 | 7568 | 2636.07 | 86.40 | 85.20 | 85.30 | 86.00 | 85.80 |
| 1991 | 350 | 7551 | 2619.53 | 86.20 | 84.50 | 85.30 | 85.40 | 85.70 |
| 1992 | 350 | 6836 | 2375.90 | 77.80 | 76.30 | 84.80 | 77.30 | 85.30 |
| 1993 | 350 | 7517 | 2650.93 | 85.80 | 84.90 | 84.80 | 86.50 | 85.40 |
| 1994 | 350 | 8710 | 3062.80 | 99.40 | 98.80 | 85.40 | 99.90 | 86.00 |
| 1995 | 350 | 7247 | 2560.94 | 82.70 | 82.60 | 85.30 | 83.50 | 85.90 |
| 1996 | 357 | 7912 | 2754.10 | 90.10 | 87.90 | 85.40 | 89.10 | 86.00 |
| 1997 | 357 | 8732 | 3090.24 | 99.70 | 99.50 | 86.00 | 98.80 | 86.50 |
| 1998 | 357 | 7755 | 2717.82 | 88.50 | 87.30 | 86.00 | 86.90 | 86.60 |
| 1999 | 357 | 6322 | 2217.19 | 72.20 | 70.30 | 85.40 | 70.90 | 86.00 |
| 2000 | 365 | 8499 | 3071.03 | 96.80 | 96.20 | 85.80 | 95.80 | 86.30 |
| 2001 | 365 | 7107 | 2568.68 | 81.10 | 80.70 | 85.70 | 80.30 | 86.10 |
| 2002 | 365 | 8292 | 3012.01 | 94.70 | 94.60 | 86.00 | 94.20 | 86.40 |
| 2003 | 365 | 8070 | 2920.29 | 92.10 | 91.80 | 86.20 | 91.30 | 86.60 |
| 2004 | 365 | 8556 | 3099.37 | 97.40 | 97.00 | 86.50 | 96.70 | 86.90 |
| 2005 | 365 | 7728 | 2801.02 | 88.20 | 87.80 | 86.50 | 87.60 | 86.90 |
| 2006 | 365 | 8517 | 3073.23 | 97.20 | 96.80 | 86.80 | 96.10 | 87.20 |
| 2007 | 365 | 8063 | 2911.65 | 92.00 | 91.50 | 87.00 | 91.10 | 87.30 |
| 2008 | 365 | 8505 | 3073.36 | 96.80 | 96.20 | 87.20 | 95.90 | 87.50 |
| 2009 | 365 | 7615 | 2758.47 | 86.90 | 86.60 | 87.20 | 86.30 | 87.50 |
| 2010 | 365 | 7865 | 2856.53 | 89.80 | 89.60 | 87.30 | 89.30 | 87.50 |
| 2011 | 365 | 7564 | 2739.21 | 86.40 | 86.10 | 87.20 | 85.70 | 87.50 |
| 2012 | 365 | 7715 | 2793.97 | 87.80 | 87.60 | 87.20 | 87.10 | 87.50 |
| 2013 | 365 | 7968 | 2892.03 | 91.00 | 90.80 | 87.30 | 90.40 | 87.60 |
| 2014 | 365 | 8433 | 3053.52 | 96.30 | 96.00 | 87.50 | 95.50 | 87.70 |
| 2015 | 365 | 5611 | 2023.36 | 64.00 | 63.20 | 87.00 | 63.30 | 87.20 |
| 2016 | 365 | 8474 | 3048.37 | 96.50 | 94.50 | 87.20 | 95.10 | 87.40 |
| 2017 | 365 | 7735 | 2813.62 | 88.30 | 87.40 | 87.20 | 88.00 | 87.40 |
| 2018 | 365 | 8445 | 3057.41 | 96.40 | 95.30 | 87.30 | 95.60 | 87.60 |
| 2019 | 365 | 7790 | 2827.27 | 88.90 | 88.00 | 87.40 | 88.40 | 87.60 |
| 2020 | 365 | 8175 | 2956.04 | 93.10 | 91.90 | 87.40 | 92.20 | 87.70 |
| 2021 | 365 | 7871 | 2850.23 | 89.80 | 89.10 | 87.50 | 89.10 | 87.70 |
| 2022 | 365 | 8406 | 2974.93 | 96.00 | 93.00 | 87.60 | 93.00 | 87.80 |
| 2023 | 365 | 7819 | 2804.42 | 89.30 | 87.60 | 87.60 | 87.70 | 87.80 |