Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model ACPR-1000
Owner Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company
Operator Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 23 December 2013
First Criticality Saturday, 22 June 2019
First Grid Connection Saturday, 29 June 2019
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Specifications

Capacity Net 1000 MWe
Capacity Gross 1086 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1000 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 (%)
2019 1000 3915 3934.18 93.20 100.00 100.00 92.80 92.80
2020 1000 6526 5896.66 74.30 82.40 87.60 67.10 74.70
2021 1000 8571 8522.45 97.80 99.30 92.40 97.30 84.00
2022 1000 8234 8349.54 94.00 93.60 92.80 95.30 87.30
2023 1000 7990 8015.33 91.20 90.90 92.30 91.50 88.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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