Details
| Reactor Type |
Pressurized Water Reactor (or PWR) |
| Model |
CHOOZ-A |
| Owner |
EDF |
| Operator |
Societe D'Energie Nucleaire Franco-Belge Des Ardennes |
Timeline
| Construction Start |
Monday, 1 January 1962 |
| First Criticality |
Tuesday, 18 October 1966 |
| First Grid Connection |
Monday, 3 April 1967 |
| Commercial Operation |
Saturday, 15 April 1967 |
| Permanent Shutdown |
Wednesday, 30 October 1991 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net |
305 MWe |
| Capacity Gross |
320 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity |
1040 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity |
280 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 (%) |
| 1967 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1968 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1969 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1970 |
282 |
5209 |
1314.00 |
59.50 |
53.20 |
- |
53.20 |
- |
| 1971 |
282 |
6905 |
1930.00 |
78.80 |
78.80 |
- |
78.10 |
- |
| 1972 |
288 |
7471 |
2139.70 |
85.00 |
84.60 |
72.30 |
84.60 |
72.10 |
| 1973 |
280 |
7534 |
2028.20 |
86.00 |
83.40 |
75.00 |
84.20 |
75.00 |
| 1974 |
280 |
5409 |
1475.10 |
61.80 |
59.70 |
72.00 |
60.10 |
72.10 |
| 1975 |
305 |
6832 |
2015.70 |
78.00 |
76.10 |
72.70 |
75.40 |
72.70 |
| 1976 |
305 |
5536 |
1364.00 |
63.00 |
53.40 |
69.80 |
50.90 |
69.40 |
| 1977 |
305 |
8145 |
2462.00 |
93.00 |
90.80 |
72.50 |
92.20 |
72.40 |
| 1978 |
305 |
6734 |
2012.00 |
76.90 |
74.20 |
72.70 |
75.30 |
72.70 |
| 1979 |
305 |
5841 |
1686.00 |
66.70 |
61.30 |
71.50 |
63.10 |
71.70 |
| 1980 |
305 |
5921 |
1817.00 |
67.40 |
66.90 |
71.10 |
67.80 |
71.30 |
| 1981 |
305 |
6016 |
1824.90 |
68.70 |
67.60 |
70.80 |
68.30 |
71.10 |
| 1982 |
305 |
6931 |
2022.40 |
79.10 |
75.90 |
71.20 |
75.70 |
71.40 |
| 1983 |
305 |
6707 |
1902.00 |
76.60 |
74.30 |
71.40 |
71.20 |
71.40 |
| 1984 |
305 |
6607 |
1918.00 |
75.20 |
72.30 |
71.50 |
71.60 |
71.40 |
| 1985 |
305 |
5736 |
1688.57 |
65.50 |
63.00 |
71.00 |
63.20 |
70.90 |
| 1986 |
305 |
4634 |
1368.18 |
52.90 |
51.70 |
69.80 |
51.20 |
69.70 |
| 1987 |
305 |
2697 |
825.92 |
30.80 |
30.70 |
67.60 |
30.90 |
67.50 |
| 1988 |
305 |
5869 |
1734.24 |
66.80 |
65.00 |
67.40 |
64.70 |
67.40 |
| 1989 |
305 |
5818 |
1627.88 |
66.40 |
61.40 |
67.10 |
60.90 |
67.00 |
| 1990 |
305 |
6496 |
1481.88 |
74.20 |
55.60 |
66.60 |
55.50 |
66.50 |
| 1991 |
305 |
6799 |
1332.68 |
93.20 |
60.10 |
66.30 |
59.90 |
66.20 |