Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CNP-600
Owner Nuclear Power Plant Qinshan Joint Venture Company Ltd.
Operator Cnnc Nuclear Operation Management Company Limited

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 28 January 2007
First Criticality Thursday, 17 November 2011
First Grid Connection Friday, 25 November 2011
Commercial Operation Friday, 30 December 2011

Specifications

Capacity Net 623 MWe
Capacity Gross 660 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1930 MWt
Design Net Capacity 619 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 (%)
2011 610 614 257.02 - - - - -
2012 610 8438 5195.81 96.10 95.80 95.80 97.00 97.00
2013 610 7428 4591.39 84.80 84.20 90.00 85.90 91.40
2014 610 7905 4844.49 90.20 88.90 89.60 90.70 91.20
2015 610 7994 4837.34 91.30 91.10 90.00 90.50 91.00
2016 610 8130 4983.82 92.60 91.90 90.40 93.00 91.40
2017 619 7993 4899.45 91.20 90.10 90.30 90.40 91.20
2018 619 7760 4786.77 88.60 88.20 90.00 88.30 90.80
2019 619 7815 4812.21 89.20 91.90 90.30 88.80 90.60
2020 619 8784 5276.68 100.00 100.00 91.40 97.00 91.30
2021 619 7898 4882.83 90.20 89.00 91.10 90.00 91.20
2022 619 7861 4812.10 89.70 88.80 90.90 88.70 90.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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