Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model M310
Owner China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co Ltd
Operator Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 7 August 1987
First Criticality Wednesday, 28 July 1993
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 31 August 1993
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 1 February 1994

Specifications

Capacity Net 944 MWe
Capacity Gross 984 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 930 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 (%)
1993 - - - - - - - -
1994 944 6539 5917.39 79.60 76.30 76.30 76.80 76.80
1995 944 4088 3723.63 46.70 46.20 60.60 45.00 60.20
1996 944 6847 6252.67 78.00 76.00 65.90 75.40 65.40
1997 944 7272 6491.23 83.00 74.60 68.10 78.50 68.80
1998 944 7344 6040.47 83.80 72.00 68.90 73.00 69.60
1999 944 7680 6723.65 87.70 82.70 71.20 81.30 71.60
2000 944 7641 6986.58 87.00 85.20 73.20 84.30 73.40
2001 944 7619 7009.34 87.00 84.80 74.70 84.80 74.90
2002 944 7924 7387.25 90.50 89.50 76.40 89.30 76.50
2003 944 7958 7400.76 90.80 90.40 77.80 89.50 77.80
2004 944 7789 7540.90 88.70 88.20 78.70 90.90 79.00
2005 944 8760 8260.49 100.00 100.00 80.50 99.90 80.80
2006 944 7133 6635.15 81.40 79.90 80.50 80.20 80.70
2007 944 8074 7542.13 92.20 91.20 81.20 91.20 81.50
2008 944 8774 8255.49 99.90 99.80 82.50 99.60 82.70
2009 944 8055 7439.13 92.00 90.80 83.00 90.00 83.10
2010 944 7876 7328.51 89.90 89.00 83.40 88.60 83.50
2011 944 8760 8222.61 100.00 100.00 84.30 99.40 84.40
2012 944 7452 6952.17 84.80 83.60 84.20 83.80 84.30
2013 944 7682 7150.01 87.70 86.40 84.40 86.50 84.40
2014 944 8735 8247.51 99.70 99.30 85.10 99.70 85.20
2015 944 6954 6581.67 79.40 78.80 84.80 79.60 84.90
2016 944 7671 7235.87 87.30 86.60 84.90 87.30 85.00
2017 944 8760 8343.32 100.00 100.00 85.50 100.90 85.70
2018 944 7871 7444.51 89.80 89.20 85.60 90.00 85.80
2019 944 8186 7771.68 93.40 92.90 85.90 94.00 86.20
2020 944 8784 8398.23 100.00 100.00 86.40 101.30 86.70
2021 944 7834 7421.56 89.40 88.90 86.50 89.80 86.80
2022 944 8101 7666.03 92.50 91.80 86.70 92.70 87.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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