Details

Reactor Type Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model BWR-5
Owner Comision Federal De Electricidad
Operator Comision Federal De Electricidad

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 1 June 1977
First Criticality Tuesday, 6 September 1994
First Grid Connection Friday, 11 November 1994
Commercial Operation Monday, 10 April 1995

Specifications

Capacity Net 775 MWe
Capacity Gross 803 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2317 MWt
Design Net Capacity 780 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 (%)
1994 - - - - - - - -
1995 628 5687 3379.40 89.30 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50
1996 619 6657 3668.41 75.80 71.00 76.70 67.50 74.70
1997 627 7897 4805.53 90.20 88.90 81.20 87.50 79.40
1998 655 7609 4411.90 86.90 83.00 81.70 76.90 78.70
1999 682 8459 5110.57 96.60 92.30 84.00 87.30 80.60
2000 645 5865 3339.07 66.80 56.60 79.20 58.90 76.80
2001 645 6952 4228.06 79.40 74.70 78.60 74.80 76.50
2002 680 8273 5161.00 94.40 91.50 80.30 86.60 77.90
2003 680 7359 4604.83 84.00 82.20 80.50 77.30 77.80
2004 680 7449 4578.18 84.80 83.00 80.80 76.60 77.70
2005 680 8611 5310.30 98.30 96.50 82.30 89.20 78.80
2006 680 8003 4870.21 91.40 90.20 83.00 81.80 79.00
2007 680 8013 4920.19 91.50 89.90 83.60 82.60 79.30
2008 650 8730 5560.95 99.40 98.30 84.60 97.40 80.60
2009 650 7386 4653.65 84.30 81.90 84.40 81.70 80.70
2010 650 6289 3705.88 71.80 65.40 83.20 65.10 79.70
2011 650 7111 4391.62 81.20 75.70 82.80 77.10 79.60
2012 765 6854 4993.39 78.00 73.60 82.20 74.30 79.20
2013 665 8522 5657.68 97.30 97.80 83.00 97.10 80.20
2014 665 6705 4435.62 76.60 75.00 82.60 76.20 80.00
2015 775 8600 6442.96 98.20 95.00 83.30 94.90 80.80
2016 775 7194 5175.73 81.90 76.00 82.90 76.00 80.60
2017 775 7526 5557.43 85.90 81.70 82.90 81.90 80.60
2018 775 8726 6703.77 99.60 98.50 83.60 98.70 81.50
2019 775 7096 5076.89 81.00 74.70 83.20 74.80 81.20
2020 775 7435 5470.11 84.60 80.20 83.10 80.40 81.20
2021 775 7372 5441.04 84.20 80.00 83.00 80.20 81.10
2022 775 7089 5001.67 80.90 73.60 82.60 73.70 80.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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