Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 April 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 29 November 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 10 February 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 11 May 1981 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 915 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 955 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 915 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 | 920 | 6463 | 4917.60 | 81.90 | 78.00 | 78.00 | 73.90 | 73.90 |
| 1982 | 915 | 5966 | 5067.30 | 68.10 | 65.80 | 70.70 | 63.20 | 67.50 |
| 1983 | 915 | 7544 | 6342.00 | 86.10 | 82.80 | 75.20 | 79.10 | 71.90 |
| 1984 | 915 | 7668 | 6682.00 | 87.30 | 85.10 | 77.90 | 83.10 | 74.90 |
| 1985 | 915 | 8518 | 7166.00 | 97.20 | 94.30 | 81.40 | 89.40 | 78.00 |
| 1986 | 915 | 7704 | 6230.40 | 88.00 | 83.50 | 81.80 | 77.70 | 78.00 |
| 1987 | 915 | 6810 | 5654.30 | 77.70 | 75.40 | 80.80 | 70.50 | 76.90 |
| 1988 | 915 | 7106 | 5722.00 | 80.90 | 78.00 | 80.40 | 71.20 | 76.10 |
| 1989 | 915 | 7188 | 5834.63 | 82.00 | 75.90 | 79.90 | 72.80 | 75.70 |
| 1990 | 915 | 7671 | 6457.21 | 87.60 | 84.60 | 80.40 | 80.60 | 76.20 |
| 1991 | 915 | 5941 | 4746.80 | 67.80 | 62.10 | 78.70 | 59.20 | 74.60 |
| 1992 | 915 | 6010 | 5198.98 | 68.40 | 66.60 | 77.70 | 64.70 | 73.80 |
| 1993 | 915 | 7373 | 6423.91 | 84.20 | 81.40 | 78.00 | 80.10 | 74.30 |
| 1994 | 915 | 7641 | 6496.49 | 87.20 | 83.60 | 78.40 | 81.00 | 74.80 |
| 1995 | 915 | 7675 | 6494.69 | 87.60 | 85.10 | 78.80 | 81.00 | 75.20 |
| 1996 | 915 | 7172 | 5806.69 | 81.60 | 76.20 | 78.70 | 72.20 | 75.00 |
| 1997 | 915 | 7331 | 6192.76 | 83.70 | 79.10 | 78.70 | 77.30 | 75.20 |
| 1998 | 915 | 7375 | 6359.54 | 84.20 | 80.50 | 78.80 | 79.30 | 75.40 |
| 1999 | 915 | 6828 | 5731.67 | 78.00 | 74.00 | 78.50 | 71.50 | 75.20 |
| 2000 | 915 | 7325 | 5985.21 | 83.40 | 79.00 | 78.60 | 74.50 | 75.20 |
| 2001 | 915 | 5777 | 4929.48 | 66.00 | 65.20 | 77.90 | 61.50 | 74.50 |
| 2002 | 915 | 7140 | 5976.06 | 81.50 | 80.20 | 78.00 | 74.60 | 74.50 |
| 2003 | 915 | 7607 | 6144.89 | 86.80 | 79.70 | 78.10 | 76.70 | 74.60 |
| 2004 | 915 | 7455 | 6377.15 | 84.90 | 82.90 | 78.30 | 79.30 | 74.80 |
| 2005 | 915 | 7981 | 6563.04 | 91.10 | 86.10 | 78.60 | 81.90 | 75.10 |
| 2006 | 915 | 7488 | 6006.89 | 85.50 | 81.30 | 78.70 | 74.90 | 75.10 |
| 2007 | 915 | 7862 | 6775.03 | 89.80 | 87.60 | 79.00 | 84.50 | 75.40 |
| 2008 | 915 | 7030 | 6185.23 | 80.00 | 78.60 | 79.00 | 77.00 | 75.50 |
| 2009 | 915 | 6608 | 5750.65 | 75.40 | 73.60 | 78.80 | 71.70 | 75.40 |
| 2010 | 915 | 7089 | 6257.49 | 80.90 | 79.10 | 78.80 | 78.10 | 75.40 |
| 2011 | 915 | 6507 | 5827.60 | 74.30 | 72.80 | 78.60 | 72.70 | 75.40 |
| 2012 | 915 | 5534 | 4959.82 | 63.00 | 61.50 | 78.10 | 61.70 | 74.90 |
| 2013 | 915 | 7765 | 6912.58 | 88.60 | 87.60 | 78.40 | 86.20 | 75.30 |
| 2014 | 915 | 6369 | 5763.72 | 72.70 | 71.80 | 78.20 | 71.90 | 75.20 |
| 2015 | 915 | 7928 | 7186.07 | 90.50 | 89.00 | 78.50 | 89.60 | 75.60 |
| 2016 | 915 | 3168 | 2863.03 | 36.10 | 35.30 | 77.30 | 35.60 | 74.50 |
| 2017 | 915 | 6785 | 6042.82 | 77.40 | 75.80 | 77.30 | 75.40 | 74.50 |
| 2018 | 915 | 6019 | 5453.10 | 68.70 | 68.20 | 77.00 | 68.00 | 74.30 |
| 2019 | 915 | 7059 | 6032.36 | 80.60 | 78.60 | 77.10 | 75.30 | 74.30 |
| 2020 | 915 | 5578 | 4987.94 | 63.50 | 61.70 | 76.70 | 62.10 | 74.00 |
| 2021 | 915 | 7514 | 6884.54 | 85.80 | 85.10 | 76.90 | 85.90 | 74.30 |
| 2022 | 915 | 2566 | 2357.63 | 29.30 | 28.80 | 75.70 | 29.40 | 73.20 |