Details
| Reactor Type |
Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR) |
| Model |
MAGNOX |
| Owner |
CEA (80%), EDF (20%) |
| Operator |
Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires |
Timeline
| Construction Start |
Tuesday, 1 March 1955 |
| First Criticality |
Monday, 21 July 1958 |
| First Grid Connection |
Wednesday, 22 April 1959 |
| Commercial Operation |
Wednesday, 22 April 1959 |
| Permanent Shutdown |
Saturday, 2 February 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net |
39 MWe |
| Capacity Gross |
43 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity |
260 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity |
36 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 (%) |
| 1959 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1960 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1961 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1962 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1963 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1964 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1965 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1966 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1967 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1968 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1969 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1970 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1971 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1972 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1973 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1974 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1975 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1976 |
40 |
8708 |
326.60 |
99.10 |
93.60 |
- |
93.00 |
- |
| 1977 |
40 |
6847 |
251.50 |
78.20 |
71.90 |
- |
71.80 |
- |
| 1978 |
40 |
2633 |
97.20 |
30.10 |
27.80 |
- |
27.70 |
- |
| 1979 |
39 |
5020 |
171.00 |
57.30 |
47.20 |
- |
50.00 |
- |
| 1980 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |