Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP2 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 August 1978 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 2 April 1983 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 29 April 1983 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 2 April 1984 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 915 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 956 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 880 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 880 | 1150 | 388.40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 880 | 7165 | 5482.00 | 92.90 | 82.60 | 82.60 | 82.60 | 82.60 |
| 1985 | 880 | 6615 | 5185.20 | 75.50 | 72.00 | 76.50 | 67.30 | 73.90 |
| 1986 | 880 | 7377 | 5888.00 | 84.20 | 86.00 | 80.00 | 76.40 | 74.80 |
| 1987 | 880 | 6860 | 5359.50 | 78.30 | 81.80 | 80.50 | 69.50 | 73.40 |
| 1988 | 880 | 5562 | 4025.00 | 63.30 | 96.70 | 83.90 | 52.10 | 68.90 |
| 1989 | 880 | 7239 | 5648.89 | 82.60 | 83.60 | 83.80 | 73.30 | 69.60 |
| 1990 | 880 | 6809 | 4983.52 | 77.70 | 82.60 | 83.70 | 64.60 | 68.90 |
| 1991 | 880 | 5762 | 4477.80 | 65.80 | 65.30 | 81.30 | 58.10 | 67.50 |
| 1992 | 880 | 7183 | 5739.40 | 81.80 | 77.80 | 80.90 | 74.20 | 68.30 |
| 1993 | 880 | 7353 | 6156.63 | 83.90 | 84.60 | 81.30 | 79.90 | 69.50 |
| 1994 | 915 | 7498 | 6181.24 | 85.60 | 84.20 | 81.60 | 77.10 | 70.20 |
| 1995 | 915 | 5624 | 4630.41 | 64.20 | 62.50 | 79.90 | 57.80 | 69.10 |
| 1996 | 915 | 7478 | 6258.55 | 85.10 | 83.00 | 80.10 | 77.90 | 69.80 |
| 1997 | 915 | 6784 | 5271.22 | 77.40 | 74.10 | 79.70 | 65.80 | 69.50 |
| 1998 | 915 | 7864 | 6387.28 | 89.80 | 89.50 | 80.40 | 79.70 | 70.20 |
| 1999 | 915 | 7367 | 5890.67 | 84.10 | 83.80 | 80.60 | 73.50 | 70.40 |
| 2000 | 915 | 7742 | 6320.52 | 88.10 | 86.00 | 80.90 | 78.60 | 70.90 |
| 2001 | 915 | 7264 | 5918.31 | 82.90 | 81.10 | 80.90 | 73.80 | 71.10 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7349 | 6069.76 | 83.90 | 80.50 | 80.90 | 75.70 | 71.40 |
| 2003 | 915 | 7403 | 6120.53 | 84.50 | 81.10 | 80.90 | 76.40 | 71.60 |
| 2004 | 915 | 6907 | 5866.08 | 78.60 | 76.10 | 80.70 | 73.00 | 71.70 |
| 2005 | 915 | 6311 | 5345.43 | 72.00 | 70.60 | 80.20 | 66.70 | 71.40 |
| 2006 | 915 | 7716 | 6491.00 | 88.10 | 83.70 | 80.40 | 81.00 | 71.90 |
| 2007 | 915 | 5506 | 4468.50 | 62.80 | 55.90 | 79.30 | 55.80 | 71.20 |
| 2008 | 915 | 7285 | 6281.45 | 82.90 | 79.30 | 79.30 | 78.20 | 71.50 |
| 2009 | 915 | 6016 | 5066.64 | 68.70 | 63.40 | 78.70 | 63.20 | 71.20 |
| 2010 | 915 | 7413 | 6529.54 | 84.60 | 82.20 | 78.80 | 81.50 | 71.50 |
| 2011 | 915 | 6573 | 5791.82 | 75.00 | 72.80 | 78.60 | 72.30 | 71.60 |
| 2012 | 915 | 6640 | 5896.70 | 75.60 | 73.50 | 78.40 | 73.40 | 71.60 |
| 2013 | 915 | 7087 | 6325.06 | 80.90 | 79.90 | 78.50 | 78.90 | 71.90 |
| 2014 | 915 | 7720 | 6767.39 | 88.10 | 86.30 | 78.70 | 84.40 | 72.30 |
| 2015 | 915 | 4245 | 3668.25 | 48.50 | 45.90 | 77.70 | 45.80 | 71.40 |
| 2016 | 915 | 7417 | 6374.97 | 84.40 | 80.00 | 77.80 | 79.30 | 71.70 |
| 2017 | 915 | 4655 | 3987.13 | 53.10 | 49.90 | 76.90 | 49.70 | 71.00 |
| 2018 | 915 | 7364 | 6471.31 | 84.10 | 80.90 | 77.00 | 80.70 | 71.30 |
| 2019 | 915 | 5891 | 5215.27 | 67.20 | 65.20 | 76.70 | 65.10 | 71.10 |
| 2020 | 915 | 7161 | 6241.26 | 81.50 | 79.60 | 76.80 | 77.60 | 71.30 |
| 2021 | 915 | 4932 | 4211.93 | 56.30 | 53.40 | 76.20 | 52.60 | 70.80 |
| 2022 | 915 | 7711 | 6879.40 | 88.00 | 86.70 | 76.40 | 85.80 | 71.20 |
| 2023 | 915 | 4596 | 3816.03 | 52.50 | 48.40 | 75.70 | 47.60 | 70.60 |