Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CPR-1000
Owner Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company
Operator Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 15 November 2010
First Criticality Sunday, 11 October 2015
First Grid Connection Sunday, 18 October 2015
Commercial Operation Friday, 1 January 2016

Specifications

Capacity Net 1000 MWe
Capacity Gross 1086 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1000 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 (%)
2015 1000 890 478.68 - - - - -
2016 1000 7559 7593.85 86.00 91.10 91.10 86.40 86.40
2017 1000 7435 7396.07 84.90 86.10 88.60 84.40 85.40
2018 1000 8028 7926.66 91.60 91.10 89.40 90.50 87.10
2019 1000 8760 8621.67 100.00 100.00 92.10 98.40 89.90
2020 1000 7039 6600.21 80.10 86.80 91.00 75.10 87.00
2021 1000 7978 7804.98 91.10 93.40 91.40 89.10 87.30
2022 1000 8760 8991.99 100.00 100.00 92.60 102.60 89.50

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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