Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CP2
Owner EDF
Operator EDF

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 February 1981
First Criticality Tuesday, 13 October 1987
First Grid Connection Saturday, 14 November 1987
Commercial Operation Friday, 1 April 1988

Specifications

Capacity Net 905 MWe
Capacity Gross 954 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2785 MWt
Design Net Capacity 905 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 (%)
1987 870 236 13.00 - - - - -
1988 905 5897 4410.00 67.80 86.20 86.20 56.40 56.40
1989 905 5664 4688.12 64.70 60.40 71.50 59.10 57.90
1990 905 7003 6098.01 79.90 77.00 73.50 76.90 64.80
1991 905 7204 6339.97 82.20 79.20 75.00 80.00 68.90
1992 905 7544 6387.95 85.90 82.80 76.70 80.40 71.30
1993 905 7359 6016.91 84.00 80.10 77.30 75.90 72.10
1994 905 7196 5935.09 82.20 81.20 77.80 74.90 72.50
1995 905 7805 6566.02 89.10 87.90 79.10 82.80 73.80
1996 905 7764 6574.24 88.40 87.00 80.00 82.70 74.80
1997 905 7795 6345.37 89.00 85.60 80.60 80.00 75.40
1998 905 7326 5940.13 83.60 80.20 80.60 74.90 75.30
1999 905 7059 5596.27 80.60 88.20 81.20 70.60 74.90
2000 905 6445 5110.70 73.40 72.90 80.60 64.30 74.10
2001 905 7078 5764.99 80.80 79.90 80.50 72.70 74.00
2002 905 7584 6321.31 86.60 84.00 80.80 79.70 74.40
2003 905 7811 6431.76 89.20 86.60 81.10 81.10 74.80
2004 905 6883 5513.22 78.40 74.90 80.80 69.40 74.50
2005 905 7030 5356.45 80.20 69.70 80.10 67.60 74.10
2006 905 7558 6368.95 86.30 83.30 80.30 80.30 74.40
2007 905 7691 6485.73 87.80 84.80 80.50 81.80 74.80
2008 905 6881 5863.53 78.30 75.60 80.30 73.80 74.80
2009 905 6232 5250.85 71.10 67.40 79.70 66.20 74.40
2010 905 4902 4302.57 56.00 54.30 78.60 54.30 73.50
2011 905 7868 6790.85 89.80 86.40 78.90 85.70 74.00
2012 905 6958 6125.00 79.20 77.50 78.90 77.00 74.10
2013 905 7573 6660.90 86.40 84.90 79.10 84.00 74.50
2014 905 7092 6071.89 81.00 78.90 79.10 76.60 74.60
2015 905 7944 6944.68 90.70 88.90 79.40 87.60 75.00
2016 905 7119 6037.90 81.00 76.20 79.30 76.00 75.10
2017 905 7624 6630.00 87.00 85.20 79.50 83.60 75.40
2018 905 6388 5530.08 72.90 71.10 79.30 69.80 75.20
2019 905 7843 6839.72 89.50 87.00 79.50 86.30 75.50
2020 905 3583 3089.77 40.80 40.00 78.30 38.90 74.40
2021 905 8441 6917.88 96.40 90.90 78.70 87.30 74.80
2022 905 6868 5732.97 78.40 74.00 78.50 72.30 74.70

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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