Details

Reactor Type Light Water Graphite Reactor (or LWGR)
Model RBMK-1500
Owner The Republic Of Lithuania
Operator Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 January 1978
First Criticality Monday, 1 December 1986
First Grid Connection Thursday, 20 August 1987
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 1 December 1987
Permanent Shutdown Thursday, 31 December 2009

Specifications

Capacity Net 1185 MWe
Capacity Gross 1300 MWe
Thermal Capacity 4800 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1500 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 (%)
1987 1500 2949 2520.26 91.80 100.00 100.00 55.10 55.10
1988 1380 6213 7141.50 70.70 69.70 77.80 58.90 57.90
1989 1380 6259 7125.80 71.40 58.00 69.40 59.00 58.30
1990 1380 7296 8250.73 83.30 68.30 69.10 68.20 61.30
1991 1380 7602 8802.15 86.80 73.00 70.00 72.80 63.90
1992 1380 5977 6693.27 68.00 71.40 70.20 55.20 62.30
1993 1185 5801 5675.88 66.20 38.20 65.80 54.70 61.20
1994 1185 4556 3167.37 52.00 30.50 61.60 30.50 57.50
1995 1185 6431 5610.93 73.40 54.00 60.70 54.00 57.20
1996 1185 6778 6918.87 77.20 66.50 61.30 66.50 58.10
1997 1185 6941 6453.49 79.20 77.70 62.80 62.20 58.40
1998 1185 7967 8174.79 91.00 78.60 64.10 78.80 60.10
1999 1185 6777 4926.46 77.40 47.50 62.80 47.50 59.10
2000 1185 4890 3872.96 55.70 37.20 61.00 37.20 57.60
2001 1185 4971 4867.40 56.80 46.90 60.10 46.90 56.90
2002 1185 6980 7411.31 79.70 70.90 60.80 71.40 57.80
2003 1185 7156 7461.94 81.70 71.50 61.40 71.90 58.60
2004 1185 4673 4703.01 53.20 48.00 60.60 45.20 57.90
2005 1185 7826 9544.08 89.30 89.30 62.10 91.90 59.60
2006 1185 7526 7944.57 85.90 73.50 62.70 76.50 60.50
2007 1185 7746 9074.85 88.40 83.80 63.70 87.40 61.70
2008 1185 7558 9140.04 86.00 84.50 64.60 87.80 62.90
2009 1185 8243 10025.34 94.10 93.80 65.90 96.60 64.40

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Lithuania

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