Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 18 September 2013
First Criticality Wednesday, 16 May 2018
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Commercial Operation Thursday, 12 July 2018

Specifications

Capacity Net 1000 MWe
Capacity Gross 1086 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1021 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 (%)
2018 1000 4847 4365.35 97.30 99.10 99.10 94.40 94.40
2019 1000 6927 6699.42 79.10 82.40 88.00 76.50 82.50
2020 1000 7706 7318.68 87.70 94.60 90.60 83.30 82.80
2021 1000 8314 8195.95 94.90 94.40 91.70 93.60 85.90
2022 1000 8177 8236.09 93.30 92.70 91.90 94.00 87.70

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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