Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model AGR
Owner EDF Energy
Operator EDF Energy

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 December 1970
First Criticality Wednesday, 6 April 1983
First Grid Connection Saturday, 9 July 1983
Commercial Operation Saturday, 1 April 1989

Specifications

Capacity Net 485 MWe
Capacity Gross 625 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1500 MWt
Design Net Capacity 611 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 - - - - - - - -
1984 600 4718 1527.00 - - - - -
1985 621 726 256.39 - - - - -
1986 621 5731 2118.76 - - - - -
1987 621 6007 1887.12 - - - - -
1988 485 3025 1646.39 - - - - -
1989 420 7113 3045.30 82.50 100.00 100.00 84.80 84.80
1990 510 4096 1786.74 46.90 43.40 65.70 42.00 58.90
1991 621 7279 3826.17 83.30 86.40 74.70 70.50 63.90
1992 550 5981 2764.17 67.20 55.60 69.30 56.40 61.80
1993 560 6643 3638.22 76.00 74.30 70.40 75.00 64.70
1994 575 8128 4563.37 93.00 90.40 74.10 90.80 69.50
1995 575 4794 2808.87 54.60 55.90 71.30 55.60 67.40
1996 575 7674 4056.80 87.40 80.20 72.50 80.30 69.10
1997 575 7757 4298.79 88.30 84.50 73.90 85.10 71.00
1998 575 6950 3766.08 79.10 73.80 73.90 74.60 71.40
1999 575 7990 4549.83 91.00 89.70 75.40 90.10 73.20
2000 575 8230 4587.90 93.70 90.40 76.70 90.80 74.70
2001 575 6959 4034.58 79.20 77.60 76.80 79.90 75.20
2002 575 7921 4445.53 90.40 87.90 77.60 88.30 76.10
2003 575 6783 3746.22 77.40 74.40 77.40 74.40 76.00
2004 575 4951 2638.07 56.40 52.50 75.80 52.20 74.50
2005 575 7458 4033.07 85.10 80.10 76.00 80.10 74.80
2006 585 7229 3839.08 82.50 75.50 76.00 75.20 74.80
2007 585 4892 2498.55 55.80 49.10 74.50 48.80 73.40
2008 585 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.60 0.00 69.60
2009 585 6363 3478.25 72.60 68.40 70.50 67.90 69.50
2010 585 5117 2826.72 58.40 55.10 69.80 55.20 68.80
2011 585 8225 4627.86 93.90 90.50 70.70 90.30 69.80
2012 585 7055 3749.04 80.30 73.40 70.80 73.00 69.90
2013 585 5384 2833.02 61.50 56.60 70.20 55.30 69.30
2014 580 2841 1073.88 32.40 22.20 68.40 21.10 67.40
2015 580 6886 2167.04 78.60 43.10 67.40 42.60 66.50
2016 580 7663 3472.18 87.20 68.40 67.40 68.20 66.50
2017 580 6387 3044.02 72.90 60.20 67.20 59.90 66.30
2018 485 8018 3857.56 91.50 89.90 67.80 90.80 67.00
2019 485 7826 3581.24 89.30 84.00 68.30 84.30 67.50
2020 485 5639 2648.85 64.20 62.00 68.10 62.20 67.30
2021 485 5625 2657.70 64.20 62.40 68.00 62.60 67.20
2022 485 7363 3567.83 84.00 82.10 68.30 84.00 67.60
2023 485 6271 2909.14 71.60 67.60 68.30 68.50 67.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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