Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP2 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 July 1976 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 12 May 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 1 June 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 1 August 1983 |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 880 | 1301 | 597.10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 880 | 2493 | 1356.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 880 | 4839 | 4123.00 | 16.70 | 16.10 | 16.10 | 15.80 | 15.80 |
| 1984 | 880 | 7237 | 5724.00 | 82.40 | 88.90 | 67.40 | 74.00 | 56.90 |
| 1985 | 880 | 6806 | 5295.60 | 77.70 | 75.70 | 70.80 | 68.70 | 61.80 |
| 1986 | 880 | 7337 | 5662.80 | 83.80 | 79.80 | 73.40 | 73.50 | 65.20 |
| 1987 | 880 | 6798 | 5060.20 | 77.60 | 79.40 | 74.80 | 65.60 | 65.30 |
| 1988 | 880 | 6262 | 5108.00 | 71.30 | 69.60 | 73.80 | 66.10 | 65.40 |
| 1989 | 880 | 6490 | 5034.03 | 74.10 | 75.90 | 74.20 | 65.30 | 65.40 |
| 1990 | 915 | 6212 | 5165.86 | 70.90 | 71.30 | 73.80 | 64.40 | 65.30 |
| 1991 | 915 | 7374 | 6043.04 | 84.20 | 84.20 | 75.00 | 75.40 | 66.50 |
| 1992 | 915 | 6982 | 5490.13 | 79.50 | 79.40 | 75.50 | 68.30 | 66.70 |
| 1993 | 915 | 6149 | 5042.24 | 70.20 | 64.10 | 74.40 | 62.90 | 66.30 |
| 1994 | 915 | 7406 | 6322.70 | 84.50 | 81.20 | 75.00 | 78.90 | 67.50 |
| 1995 | 915 | 6720 | 5311.31 | 76.70 | 72.10 | 74.80 | 66.30 | 67.40 |
| 1996 | 915 | 7303 | 6057.67 | 83.10 | 80.80 | 75.20 | 75.40 | 68.00 |
| 1997 | 915 | 7147 | 5960.69 | 81.60 | 78.10 | 75.40 | 74.40 | 68.40 |
| 1998 | 915 | 7585 | 6415.27 | 86.60 | 83.20 | 75.90 | 80.00 | 69.20 |
| 1999 | 915 | 7013 | 5845.85 | 80.10 | 77.20 | 76.00 | 72.90 | 69.40 |
| 2000 | 915 | 6069 | 5134.00 | 69.10 | 67.00 | 75.50 | 63.90 | 69.10 |
| 2001 | 915 | 7226 | 6046.65 | 82.50 | 80.10 | 75.80 | 75.40 | 69.40 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7434 | 6215.02 | 84.90 | 82.70 | 76.10 | 77.50 | 69.90 |
| 2003 | 915 | 5580 | 4702.44 | 63.70 | 61.60 | 75.40 | 58.70 | 69.30 |
| 2004 | 915 | 7838 | 6468.60 | 89.20 | 85.60 | 75.90 | 80.50 | 69.80 |
| 2005 | 915 | 7038 | 5728.05 | 80.30 | 77.00 | 75.90 | 71.40 | 69.90 |
| 2006 | 915 | 7580 | 6004.32 | 86.50 | 88.30 | 76.50 | 74.90 | 70.10 |
| 2007 | 915 | 6949 | 5906.81 | 79.30 | 74.70 | 76.40 | 73.70 | 70.30 |
| 2008 | 915 | 7784 | 6581.43 | 88.60 | 86.10 | 76.80 | 81.90 | 70.70 |
| 2009 | 915 | 7086 | 6175.76 | 80.90 | 77.30 | 76.80 | 77.00 | 71.00 |
| 2010 | 915 | 7737 | 6694.83 | 88.30 | 83.60 | 77.00 | 83.50 | 71.40 |
| 2011 | 915 | 6171 | 5285.01 | 70.40 | 66.20 | 76.70 | 65.90 | 71.20 |
| 2012 | 915 | 7591 | 6501.97 | 86.40 | 81.40 | 76.80 | 80.90 | 71.60 |
| 2013 | 915 | 3990 | 3380.08 | 45.60 | 42.40 | 75.70 | 42.20 | 70.60 |
| 2014 | 915 | 7035 | 5991.68 | 80.30 | 75.20 | 75.70 | 74.80 | 70.70 |
| 2015 | 915 | 7188 | 6132.94 | 82.00 | 79.00 | 75.80 | 76.50 | 70.90 |
| 2016 | 915 | 6867 | 5812.80 | 78.20 | 74.60 | 75.70 | 72.30 | 71.00 |
| 2017 | 915 | 7246 | 6252.54 | 82.70 | 79.20 | 75.80 | 78.00 | 71.20 |
| 2018 | 915 | 6257 | 5268.72 | 71.40 | 66.60 | 75.60 | 65.70 | 71.00 |
| 2019 | 915 | 6030 | 4987.68 | 68.80 | 63.60 | 75.20 | 62.20 | 70.80 |
| 2020 | 915 | 7807 | 6094.77 | 88.90 | 78.80 | 75.30 | 75.80 | 70.90 |
| 2021 | 915 | 5972 | 4799.08 | 68.20 | 60.50 | 75.00 | 59.90 | 70.60 |
| 2022 | 915 | 3256 | 2756.21 | 37.20 | 34.60 | 73.90 | 34.40 | 69.70 |