Details
Reactor Type |
Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR) |
Model |
UNGG |
Owner |
EDF |
Operator |
EDF |
Timeline
Construction Start |
Wednesday, 1 December 1965 |
First Criticality |
Tuesday, 21 March 1972 |
First Grid Connection |
Saturday, 15 April 1972 |
Commercial Operation |
Saturday, 1 July 1972 |
Permanent Shutdown |
Friday, 27 May 1994 |
Specifications
Capacity Net |
540 MWe |
Capacity Gross |
555 MWe |
Thermal Capacity |
1954 MWt |
Design Net Capacity |
540 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 (%) |
1972 |
540 |
3812 |
1138.80 |
61.30 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
39.70 |
39.70 |
1973 |
540 |
6454 |
2474.60 |
73.70 |
52.50 |
68.40 |
52.30 |
48.10 |
1974 |
540 |
7245 |
3009.80 |
82.70 |
63.70 |
66.50 |
63.60 |
54.30 |
1975 |
540 |
6863 |
2771.30 |
78.30 |
58.60 |
64.30 |
58.60 |
55.50 |
1976 |
540 |
7586 |
3307.80 |
86.40 |
72.10 |
66.00 |
69.70 |
58.70 |
1977 |
540 |
7443 |
3456.50 |
85.00 |
86.60 |
69.80 |
73.10 |
61.30 |
1978 |
540 |
5972 |
2615.70 |
68.20 |
56.00 |
67.60 |
55.30 |
60.40 |
1979 |
540 |
6739 |
3036.00 |
76.90 |
64.70 |
67.20 |
64.20 |
60.90 |
1980 |
540 |
8279 |
4048.00 |
94.20 |
86.00 |
69.50 |
85.30 |
63.80 |
1981 |
540 |
6926 |
2886.30 |
79.10 |
63.80 |
68.90 |
61.00 |
63.50 |
1982 |
540 |
7223 |
3339.00 |
82.40 |
71.10 |
69.10 |
70.60 |
64.20 |
1983 |
540 |
5383 |
2288.00 |
61.40 |
49.30 |
67.40 |
48.40 |
62.80 |
1984 |
540 |
6849 |
2922.00 |
78.00 |
63.30 |
67.00 |
61.60 |
62.70 |
1985 |
540 |
6926 |
2780.70 |
79.10 |
63.30 |
66.80 |
58.80 |
62.40 |
1986 |
540 |
4528 |
1570.20 |
51.70 |
61.70 |
66.40 |
33.20 |
60.40 |
1987 |
540 |
5547 |
1849.20 |
63.30 |
66.00 |
66.40 |
39.10 |
59.00 |
1988 |
540 |
6593 |
2530.60 |
75.10 |
69.10 |
66.60 |
53.40 |
58.70 |
1989 |
540 |
4816 |
1779.41 |
55.00 |
56.80 |
66.00 |
37.60 |
57.50 |
1990 |
540 |
5497 |
2006.88 |
62.80 |
77.30 |
66.60 |
42.40 |
56.60 |
1991 |
540 |
3704 |
1353.75 |
42.30 |
63.10 |
66.40 |
28.60 |
55.20 |
1992 |
540 |
3660 |
1144.42 |
41.70 |
53.60 |
65.80 |
24.10 |
53.70 |
1993 |
540 |
4200 |
1567.37 |
48.00 |
82.90 |
66.60 |
33.10 |
52.70 |
1994 |
540 |
3463 |
1458.42 |
95.60 |
76.40 |
66.80 |
74.50 |
53.20 |