Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 15 April 1979
First Criticality Monday, 9 April 1984
First Grid Connection Monday, 14 May 1984
Commercial Operation Monday, 10 September 1984

Specifications

Capacity Net 915 MWe
Capacity Gross 956 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2785 MWt
Design Net Capacity 880 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 (%)
1984 880 4380 3272.00 92.70 91.90 91.90 89.70 89.70
1985 880 6557 5247.40 74.80 72.50 77.40 68.10 73.50
1986 880 7456 5967.08 85.10 89.20 82.50 77.40 75.20
1987 880 6013 4721.40 68.60 75.10 80.20 61.20 71.00
1988 880 6679 4773.00 76.00 98.60 84.50 61.80 68.80
1989 880 6571 5577.93 75.00 72.80 82.30 72.40 69.50
1990 915 7499 6129.16 85.60 85.20 82.80 76.50 70.60
1991 915 7374 6003.22 84.20 84.80 83.00 74.90 71.20
1992 915 6323 5174.61 72.00 71.00 81.60 64.40 70.40
1993 915 7232 5715.35 82.60 73.90 80.70 71.30 70.50
1994 915 6428 5013.99 73.40 78.10 80.50 62.60 69.70
1995 915 7525 6032.66 85.90 84.30 80.80 75.30 70.20
1996 915 7724 5882.20 87.90 91.90 81.70 73.20 70.50
1997 915 6961 5347.79 79.50 80.20 81.60 66.70 70.20
1998 915 7758 6281.40 88.60 78.70 81.40 78.40 70.80
1999 915 7654 6316.70 87.40 87.80 81.80 78.80 71.30
2000 915 6914 5493.99 78.70 79.00 81.60 68.40 71.10
2001 915 7254 5867.85 82.80 79.60 81.50 73.20 71.20
2002 915 7307 6052.00 83.40 80.90 81.50 75.50 71.50
2003 915 7146 5779.36 81.60 76.80 81.20 72.10 71.50
2004 915 6074 5081.25 69.20 64.10 80.40 63.20 71.10
2005 915 7863 6941.58 89.80 87.80 80.80 86.60 71.80
2006 915 7520 6487.52 85.80 83.10 80.80 80.90 72.20
2007 915 6456 5435.78 73.70 68.10 80.30 67.80 72.00
2008 915 5750 4858.57 65.50 60.80 79.50 60.40 71.60
2009 915 7392 6365.97 84.40 79.90 79.50 79.40 71.90
2010 915 7004 6277.78 80.00 78.30 79.50 78.30 72.10
2011 915 7580 6741.60 86.50 85.00 79.70 84.10 72.60
2012 915 5899 5106.74 67.20 64.50 79.10 63.50 72.20
2013 915 7750 6866.75 88.50 88.20 79.40 85.70 72.70
2014 915 5148 4529.71 58.80 57.10 78.70 56.50 72.20
2015 915 7085 6297.99 80.90 78.70 78.70 78.60 72.40
2016 915 6144 4910.49 70.00 61.30 78.20 61.10 72.00
2017 915 6910 6067.31 78.90 76.00 78.10 75.70 72.10
2018 915 6425 5672.76 73.30 70.90 77.90 70.80 72.10
2019 915 6451 5632.07 73.60 71.00 77.70 70.30 72.00
2020 915 4917 4171.74 56.00 52.20 77.00 51.90 71.50
2021 915 7614 6628.24 86.90 83.50 77.20 82.70 71.80
2022 915 5207 4322.15 59.40 54.20 76.60 53.90 71.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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