Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | EDF |
| Operator | EDF |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 1 September 1975 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 25 January 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 30 January 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 27 May 1981 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 890 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 937 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2785 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 890 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 | 900 | 6452 | 5123.40 | 87.00 | 83.50 | 83.50 | 81.70 | 81.70 |
| 1982 | 890 | 4632 | 3767.60 | 52.90 | 48.70 | 61.70 | 48.30 | 60.80 |
| 1983 | 890 | 6638 | 5517.00 | 75.80 | 72.70 | 65.90 | 70.80 | 64.60 |
| 1984 | 890 | 7121 | 6206.00 | 81.10 | 79.70 | 69.80 | 79.40 | 68.70 |
| 1985 | 890 | 7523 | 6364.40 | 85.90 | 84.90 | 73.00 | 81.60 | 71.50 |
| 1986 | 890 | 8330 | 6717.20 | 95.10 | 99.50 | 77.80 | 86.20 | 74.20 |
| 1987 | 890 | 6269 | 5019.50 | 71.60 | 79.30 | 78.00 | 64.40 | 72.70 |
| 1988 | 890 | 6435 | 4964.00 | 73.30 | 68.50 | 76.80 | 63.50 | 71.50 |
| 1989 | 890 | 7242 | 5912.85 | 82.70 | 78.40 | 77.00 | 75.80 | 72.00 |
| 1990 | 890 | 7348 | 5996.46 | 83.90 | 79.80 | 77.20 | 76.90 | 72.50 |
| 1991 | 890 | 6244 | 5124.05 | 71.30 | 69.60 | 76.50 | 65.70 | 71.80 |
| 1992 | 890 | 5814 | 4875.11 | 66.20 | 65.50 | 75.60 | 62.40 | 71.00 |
| 1993 | 890 | 7333 | 6148.83 | 83.70 | 82.80 | 76.10 | 78.90 | 71.60 |
| 1994 | 890 | 7013 | 5537.56 | 80.10 | 82.70 | 76.60 | 71.00 | 71.60 |
| 1995 | 890 | 6343 | 4773.50 | 72.40 | 80.20 | 76.90 | 61.20 | 70.90 |
| 1996 | 890 | 6940 | 5575.09 | 79.00 | 77.10 | 76.90 | 71.30 | 70.90 |
| 1997 | 890 | 7211 | 5720.89 | 82.30 | 78.30 | 77.00 | 73.40 | 71.10 |
| 1998 | 890 | 7210 | 5905.83 | 82.30 | 81.40 | 77.20 | 75.80 | 71.30 |
| 1999 | 890 | 7186 | 5779.45 | 82.00 | 78.20 | 77.30 | 74.10 | 71.50 |
| 2000 | 890 | 5378 | 4308.35 | 61.20 | 57.60 | 76.30 | 55.10 | 70.60 |
| 2001 | 890 | 7060 | 5993.02 | 80.60 | 77.40 | 76.30 | 76.90 | 71.00 |
| 2002 | 890 | 6877 | 5929.80 | 78.50 | 76.80 | 76.40 | 76.10 | 71.20 |
| 2003 | 890 | 6152 | 5346.90 | 70.20 | 68.90 | 76.00 | 68.60 | 71.10 |
| 2004 | 890 | 7920 | 6867.17 | 90.20 | 88.00 | 76.50 | 87.80 | 71.80 |
| 2005 | 890 | 7627 | 6242.37 | 87.10 | 84.10 | 76.80 | 80.10 | 72.10 |
| 2006 | 890 | 7991 | 6228.48 | 91.20 | 89.30 | 77.30 | 79.90 | 72.40 |
| 2007 | 890 | 6928 | 5614.09 | 79.10 | 76.00 | 77.30 | 72.00 | 72.40 |
| 2008 | 890 | 8100 | 6725.61 | 92.20 | 90.00 | 77.70 | 86.00 | 72.90 |
| 2009 | 890 | 6486 | 5364.97 | 74.00 | 71.00 | 77.50 | 68.80 | 72.80 |
| 2010 | 890 | 7660 | 6642.91 | 87.40 | 86.30 | 77.80 | 85.20 | 73.20 |
| 2011 | 890 | 7020 | 5999.40 | 80.10 | 78.40 | 77.80 | 77.00 | 73.30 |
| 2012 | 890 | 7595 | 6513.75 | 86.50 | 84.20 | 78.00 | 83.30 | 73.60 |
| 2013 | 890 | 5438 | 4747.59 | 62.10 | 61.10 | 77.50 | 60.90 | 73.20 |
| 2014 | 890 | 7824 | 6746.72 | 89.30 | 87.10 | 77.80 | 86.50 | 73.60 |
| 2015 | 890 | 7269 | 6378.71 | 83.00 | 81.60 | 77.90 | 81.80 | 73.90 |
| 2016 | 890 | 6807 | 6045.05 | 77.50 | 75.80 | 77.80 | 77.30 | 74.00 |
| 2017 | 890 | 6540 | 5832.29 | 74.70 | 73.60 | 77.70 | 74.80 | 74.00 |
| 2018 | 890 | 7054 | 6252.31 | 80.50 | 79.80 | 77.80 | 80.20 | 74.20 |
| 2019 | 890 | 6794 | 6079.01 | 77.60 | 76.30 | 77.70 | 78.00 | 74.20 |
| 2020 | 890 | 7929 | 6930.71 | 90.30 | 88.50 | 78.00 | 88.60 | 74.60 |
| 2021 | 890 | 5899 | 5127.77 | 67.30 | 65.70 | 77.70 | 65.80 | 74.40 |
| 2022 | 890 | 6953 | 6238.98 | 79.40 | 78.80 | 77.70 | 80.00 | 74.50 |