Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 May 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 31 May 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 12 June 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Sunday, 1 November 1981 |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 920 | 3883 | 2480.00 | 99.90 | 97.20 | 97.20 | 95.30 | 95.30 |
| 1982 | 915 | 6311 | 5470.50 | 72.00 | 69.80 | 73.80 | 68.20 | 72.10 |
| 1983 | 915 | 7386 | 6170.00 | 84.30 | 80.70 | 77.00 | 77.00 | 74.40 |
| 1984 | 915 | 7587 | 5446.00 | 86.40 | 87.10 | 80.20 | 67.80 | 72.30 |
| 1985 | 915 | 7816 | 6161.70 | 89.20 | 84.80 | 81.30 | 76.90 | 73.40 |
| 1986 | 915 | 7568 | 5873.90 | 86.40 | 81.80 | 81.40 | 73.30 | 73.40 |
| 1987 | 915 | 7257 | 5725.70 | 82.80 | 80.10 | 81.20 | 71.40 | 73.00 |
| 1988 | 915 | 4772 | 3770.00 | 54.30 | 66.20 | 79.10 | 46.90 | 69.40 |
| 1989 | 915 | 7335 | 5729.11 | 83.70 | 79.80 | 79.20 | 71.50 | 69.60 |
| 1990 | 915 | 7329 | 5201.58 | 83.70 | 77.40 | 79.00 | 64.90 | 69.10 |
| 1991 | 915 | 6838 | 5742.81 | 78.10 | 74.60 | 78.60 | 71.60 | 69.40 |
| 1992 | 915 | 7968 | 6459.26 | 90.70 | 86.70 | 79.30 | 80.40 | 70.40 |
| 1993 | 915 | 6842 | 5302.81 | 78.10 | 70.90 | 78.60 | 66.20 | 70.00 |
| 1994 | 915 | 7049 | 5952.97 | 80.50 | 77.80 | 78.50 | 74.30 | 70.30 |
| 1995 | 915 | 7562 | 6208.92 | 86.30 | 82.00 | 78.80 | 77.50 | 70.80 |
| 1996 | 915 | 7774 | 6700.35 | 88.50 | 86.60 | 79.30 | 83.40 | 71.70 |
| 1997 | 915 | 7595 | 6488.77 | 86.70 | 84.80 | 79.60 | 81.00 | 72.20 |
| 1998 | 915 | 7138 | 5912.98 | 81.50 | 76.20 | 79.40 | 73.80 | 72.30 |
| 1999 | 915 | 7158 | 5887.87 | 81.70 | 78.00 | 79.40 | 73.50 | 72.40 |
| 2000 | 915 | 6873 | 5780.25 | 78.20 | 75.80 | 79.20 | 71.90 | 72.40 |
| 2001 | 915 | 7138 | 6036.95 | 81.50 | 81.20 | 79.30 | 75.30 | 72.50 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7168 | 6260.60 | 81.80 | 81.90 | 79.40 | 78.10 | 72.80 |
| 2003 | 915 | 7399 | 6387.89 | 84.50 | 79.90 | 79.40 | 79.70 | 73.10 |
| 2004 | 915 | 5359 | 4724.06 | 61.00 | 58.80 | 78.50 | 58.80 | 72.50 |
| 2005 | 915 | 7728 | 6501.37 | 88.20 | 83.60 | 78.70 | 81.10 | 72.80 |
| 2006 | 915 | 7412 | 6410.44 | 84.60 | 83.00 | 78.90 | 80.00 | 73.10 |
| 2007 | 915 | 8096 | 7046.97 | 92.40 | 90.40 | 79.30 | 87.90 | 73.70 |
| 2008 | 915 | 6867 | 6016.61 | 78.20 | 76.40 | 79.20 | 74.90 | 73.70 |
| 2009 | 915 | 7630 | 6536.71 | 87.10 | 84.80 | 79.40 | 81.60 | 74.00 |
| 2010 | 915 | 7275 | 6263.83 | 83.00 | 80.00 | 79.40 | 78.20 | 74.10 |
| 2011 | 915 | 7589 | 6477.78 | 86.60 | 84.30 | 79.60 | 80.80 | 74.40 |
| 2012 | 915 | 7062 | 5937.33 | 80.40 | 78.00 | 79.60 | 73.90 | 74.40 |
| 2013 | 915 | 7607 | 6556.13 | 86.80 | 84.20 | 79.70 | 81.80 | 74.60 |
| 2014 | 915 | 5828 | 5218.80 | 66.50 | 65.50 | 79.30 | 65.10 | 74.30 |
| 2015 | 915 | 7080 | 6538.75 | 80.80 | 79.60 | 79.30 | 81.60 | 74.50 |
| 2016 | 915 | 6914 | 6420.53 | 78.70 | 78.10 | 79.20 | 79.90 | 74.70 |
| 2017 | 915 | 6267 | 5531.81 | 71.50 | 69.90 | 79.00 | 69.00 | 74.50 |
| 2018 | 915 | 6699 | 5916.77 | 76.50 | 74.10 | 78.90 | 73.80 | 74.50 |
| 2019 | 915 | 7130 | 6228.37 | 81.40 | 79.60 | 78.90 | 77.70 | 74.60 |
| 2020 | 915 | 6235 | 5432.69 | 71.00 | 68.40 | 78.60 | 67.60 | 74.40 |
| 2021 | 915 | 7554 | 6792.92 | 86.20 | 85.60 | 78.80 | 84.80 | 74.60 |
| 2022 | 915 | 6467 | 5407.68 | 73.80 | 69.80 | 78.60 | 67.50 | 74.50 |
| 2023 | 915 | 6859 | 5694.38 | 78.30 | 75.70 | 78.50 | 71.00 | 74.40 |