Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 February 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 21 February 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Thursday, 13 March 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 25 November 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 910 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 951 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 910 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 920 | 2477 | 1466.00 | 74.10 | 72.30 | 72.30 | 72.00 | 72.00 |
| 1981 | 920 | 5785 | 5001.80 | 66.00 | 63.20 | 64.00 | 62.10 | 62.80 |
| 1982 | 910 | 3602 | 2987.50 | 41.10 | 38.20 | 51.70 | 37.50 | 50.80 |
| 1983 | 910 | 6237 | 5537.00 | 71.20 | 69.90 | 57.60 | 69.50 | 56.80 |
| 1984 | 910 | 7654 | 6617.00 | 87.10 | 86.20 | 64.60 | 82.80 | 63.20 |
| 1985 | 910 | 7218 | 6211.70 | 82.40 | 80.30 | 67.70 | 77.90 | 66.00 |
| 1986 | 910 | 6508 | 5725.50 | 74.30 | 73.40 | 68.60 | 71.80 | 67.00 |
| 1987 | 910 | 5895 | 4650.10 | 67.30 | 89.00 | 71.50 | 58.30 | 65.80 |
| 1988 | 910 | 5306 | 4289.00 | 60.40 | 57.00 | 69.70 | 53.70 | 64.30 |
| 1989 | 910 | 6224 | 5109.64 | 71.00 | 67.70 | 69.50 | 64.10 | 64.20 |
| 1990 | 910 | 5425 | 4463.57 | 61.90 | 59.20 | 68.40 | 56.00 | 63.40 |
| 1991 | 910 | 6619 | 5675.04 | 75.60 | 73.40 | 68.90 | 71.20 | 64.10 |
| 1992 | 910 | 7250 | 5834.68 | 82.50 | 80.60 | 69.90 | 73.00 | 64.90 |
| 1993 | 910 | 7794 | 5866.85 | 89.00 | 80.50 | 70.70 | 73.60 | 65.50 |
| 1994 | 910 | 5729 | 4657.72 | 65.40 | 67.70 | 70.50 | 58.40 | 65.00 |
| 1995 | 910 | 7461 | 6123.14 | 85.20 | 82.80 | 71.30 | 76.80 | 65.80 |
| 1996 | 910 | 7357 | 6089.15 | 83.80 | 80.30 | 71.80 | 76.20 | 66.50 |
| 1997 | 910 | 7236 | 5860.44 | 82.60 | 81.70 | 72.40 | 73.50 | 66.90 |
| 1998 | 910 | 7622 | 6321.38 | 87.00 | 83.70 | 73.00 | 79.30 | 67.60 |
| 1999 | 910 | 7116 | 5841.29 | 81.20 | 78.60 | 73.30 | 73.30 | 67.80 |
| 2000 | 910 | 7705 | 6531.94 | 87.70 | 88.10 | 74.10 | 81.70 | 68.60 |
| 2001 | 910 | 6034 | 5289.37 | 68.90 | 66.70 | 73.70 | 66.40 | 68.40 |
| 2002 | 910 | 7057 | 5769.34 | 80.60 | 86.30 | 74.30 | 72.40 | 68.60 |
| 2003 | 910 | 7420 | 5919.51 | 84.70 | 85.00 | 74.80 | 74.30 | 68.90 |
| 2004 | 910 | 7664 | 6213.89 | 87.20 | 86.20 | 75.20 | 77.70 | 69.20 |
| 2005 | 910 | 7400 | 6188.68 | 84.50 | 82.50 | 75.50 | 77.60 | 69.60 |
| 2006 | 910 | 7567 | 6244.37 | 86.40 | 82.80 | 75.80 | 78.30 | 69.90 |
| 2007 | 910 | 7312 | 6168.23 | 83.50 | 80.10 | 76.00 | 77.40 | 70.20 |
| 2008 | 910 | 8146 | 6716.74 | 92.70 | 89.10 | 76.40 | 84.00 | 70.70 |
| 2009 | 910 | 6527 | 5348.22 | 74.50 | 70.00 | 76.20 | 67.10 | 70.60 |
| 2010 | 910 | 7348 | 6334.91 | 83.90 | 82.00 | 76.40 | 79.50 | 70.80 |
| 2011 | 910 | 4827 | 4173.88 | 55.10 | 54.00 | 75.70 | 52.40 | 70.20 |
| 2012 | 910 | 5711 | 4856.13 | 65.00 | 61.40 | 75.20 | 60.80 | 70.00 |
| 2013 | 910 | 6283 | 5462.13 | 71.70 | 68.90 | 75.00 | 68.50 | 69.90 |
| 2014 | 910 | 7416 | 6111.90 | 84.70 | 82.60 | 75.30 | 76.70 | 70.10 |
| 2015 | 910 | 6554 | 5575.19 | 74.80 | 71.30 | 75.20 | 69.90 | 70.10 |
| 2016 | 910 | 5763 | 4673.39 | 65.60 | 59.90 | 74.70 | 58.50 | 69.80 |
| 2017 | 910 | 6249 | 5397.15 | 71.30 | 68.60 | 74.60 | 67.70 | 69.70 |
| 2018 | 910 | 7548 | 6553.27 | 86.20 | 84.30 | 74.80 | 82.20 | 70.00 |
| 2019 | 910 | 5827 | 5041.04 | 66.50 | 64.60 | 74.60 | 63.20 | 69.90 |
| 2020 | 910 | 6736 | 5590.40 | 76.70 | 70.90 | 74.50 | 69.90 | 69.90 |
| 2021 | 910 | 5312 | 4611.67 | 60.60 | 58.80 | 74.10 | 57.80 | 69.60 |
| 2022 | 910 | 6131 | 5015.76 | 70.00 | 65.00 | 73.90 | 62.90 | 69.40 |