Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Sunday, 1 December 1974 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 22 July 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 7 August 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 1 December 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 915 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 955 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 915 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 920 | 2559 | 1614.00 | 76.30 | 68.70 | 68.70 | 68.10 | 68.10 |
| 1981 | 920 | 7819 | 6155.10 | 89.30 | 82.30 | 81.30 | 76.40 | 75.70 |
| 1982 | 915 | 5932 | 4056.20 | 67.70 | 63.00 | 72.50 | 50.60 | 63.70 |
| 1983 | 915 | 7245 | 5624.00 | 82.70 | 81.90 | 75.60 | 70.20 | 65.80 |
| 1984 | 915 | 7684 | 6603.00 | 87.50 | 87.20 | 78.40 | 82.20 | 69.80 |
| 1985 | 915 | 7375 | 6261.70 | 84.20 | 79.40 | 78.60 | 78.10 | 71.40 |
| 1986 | 915 | 7631 | 6286.60 | 87.10 | 82.60 | 79.30 | 78.40 | 72.60 |
| 1987 | 915 | 6500 | 5302.30 | 74.20 | 69.60 | 77.90 | 66.20 | 71.70 |
| 1988 | 915 | 6628 | 4896.00 | 75.50 | 73.10 | 77.30 | 60.90 | 70.40 |
| 1989 | 915 | 6650 | 5164.73 | 75.90 | 71.40 | 76.70 | 64.40 | 69.70 |
| 1990 | 915 | 7177 | 5614.37 | 81.90 | 72.50 | 76.20 | 70.00 | 69.70 |
| 1991 | 915 | 5429 | 4459.14 | 62.00 | 58.20 | 74.60 | 55.60 | 68.50 |
| 1992 | 915 | 7118 | 6099.10 | 81.00 | 78.70 | 75.00 | 75.90 | 69.10 |
| 1993 | 915 | 6876 | 5777.08 | 78.50 | 72.90 | 74.80 | 72.10 | 69.30 |
| 1994 | 915 | 7222 | 6216.70 | 82.40 | 79.10 | 75.10 | 77.60 | 69.90 |
| 1995 | 915 | 7504 | 6312.32 | 85.70 | 81.60 | 75.50 | 78.80 | 70.50 |
| 1996 | 915 | 7615 | 6391.27 | 86.70 | 82.10 | 76.00 | 79.50 | 71.00 |
| 1997 | 915 | 6107 | 5218.84 | 69.70 | 66.80 | 75.40 | 65.10 | 70.70 |
| 1998 | 915 | 7354 | 6293.90 | 84.00 | 81.20 | 75.70 | 78.50 | 71.10 |
| 1999 | 915 | 6674 | 5661.49 | 76.20 | 73.00 | 75.60 | 70.60 | 71.10 |
| 2000 | 915 | 5092 | 4293.76 | 58.00 | 55.30 | 74.60 | 53.40 | 70.20 |
| 2001 | 915 | 7779 | 6710.46 | 88.80 | 87.10 | 75.20 | 83.70 | 70.90 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7714 | 6593.92 | 88.10 | 86.90 | 75.70 | 82.30 | 71.40 |
| 2003 | 915 | 7521 | 6195.95 | 85.90 | 84.40 | 76.10 | 77.30 | 71.60 |
| 2004 | 915 | 7271 | 5684.23 | 82.80 | 80.70 | 76.30 | 70.70 | 71.60 |
| 2005 | 915 | 7128 | 5878.67 | 81.40 | 77.80 | 76.30 | 73.30 | 71.70 |
| 2006 | 915 | 7366 | 6221.30 | 84.10 | 80.70 | 76.50 | 77.60 | 71.90 |
| 2007 | 915 | 7989 | 6910.13 | 91.20 | 89.30 | 77.00 | 86.20 | 72.40 |
| 2008 | 915 | 5768 | 4884.40 | 65.70 | 63.60 | 76.50 | 60.80 | 72.00 |
| 2009 | 915 | 7028 | 6083.60 | 80.20 | 76.10 | 76.50 | 75.90 | 72.10 |
| 2010 | 915 | 7629 | 6467.47 | 87.10 | 84.80 | 76.80 | 80.70 | 72.40 |
| 2011 | 915 | 5560 | 4690.91 | 63.50 | 60.90 | 76.20 | 58.50 | 72.00 |
| 2012 | 915 | 7806 | 6847.18 | 88.90 | 86.10 | 76.60 | 85.20 | 72.40 |
| 2013 | 915 | 6607 | 5664.14 | 75.40 | 71.80 | 76.40 | 70.70 | 72.30 |
| 2014 | 915 | 7593 | 6417.13 | 86.70 | 82.10 | 76.60 | 80.10 | 72.60 |
| 2015 | 915 | 6828 | 6224.43 | 78.00 | 77.00 | 76.60 | 77.70 | 72.70 |
| 2016 | 915 | 7948 | 7208.49 | 90.50 | 88.20 | 76.90 | 89.70 | 73.20 |
| 2017 | 915 | 4529 | 3839.11 | 51.70 | 48.00 | 76.10 | 47.90 | 72.50 |
| 2018 | 915 | 5046 | 4365.93 | 57.60 | 56.00 | 75.60 | 54.50 | 72.00 |
| 2019 | 915 | 5725 | 5126.60 | 65.40 | 63.60 | 75.30 | 64.00 | 71.80 |
| 2020 | 915 | 7615 | 6937.00 | 86.70 | 85.70 | 75.60 | 86.30 | 72.20 |
| 2021 | 915 | 4413 | 4051.53 | 50.40 | 49.70 | 74.90 | 50.60 | 71.60 |
| 2022 | 915 | 7808 | 7074.48 | 89.10 | 88.00 | 75.20 | 88.30 | 72.00 |
| 2023 | 915 | 6272 | 5664.11 | 71.60 | 70.00 | 75.10 | 70.70 | 72.00 |