Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model M310
Owner China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co Ltd
Operator Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 7 April 1988
First Criticality Friday, 21 January 1994
First Grid Connection Monday, 7 February 1994
Commercial Operation Friday, 6 May 1994

Specifications

Capacity Net 944 MWe
Capacity Gross 984 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 930 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 (%)
1994 944 6889 5741.21 98.00 92.30 92.30 90.30 90.30
1995 944 7146 6343.33 81.60 77.50 83.40 76.70 82.20
1996 944 5740 5276.90 65.40 63.90 76.10 63.60 75.20
1997 944 6194 5914.84 70.70 67.40 73.80 71.50 74.20
1998 944 7302 6259.05 83.40 74.70 74.00 75.70 74.50
1999 944 7594 6789.46 86.70 83.30 75.60 82.10 75.90
2000 944 7840 6995.52 89.20 88.40 77.50 84.40 77.10
2001 944 7986 7355.47 91.20 89.50 79.10 89.00 78.70
2002 944 7224 6728.92 82.50 81.60 79.40 81.40 79.00
2003 944 7503 6983.05 85.60 84.50 79.90 84.40 79.60
2004 944 6580 6358.88 74.90 74.20 79.40 76.70 79.30
2005 944 7075 6586.98 80.80 79.60 79.40 79.60 79.30
2006 944 8760 8222.79 100.00 99.90 81.00 99.40 80.90
2007 944 7858 7344.17 89.70 88.80 81.60 88.80 81.50
2008 944 7667 7174.36 87.30 86.20 81.90 86.50 81.80
2009 944 8760 8222.61 100.00 100.00 83.00 99.40 83.00
2010 944 8197 7685.64 93.60 92.50 83.60 92.90 83.60
2011 944 7649 7113.12 87.30 86.20 83.80 86.00 83.70
2012 944 8784 8304.98 100.00 99.70 84.60 100.20 84.60
2013 944 7605 7091.41 86.80 85.60 84.70 85.80 84.60
2014 944 6629 6249.97 75.70 75.20 84.20 75.60 84.20
2015 944 8700 8193.18 99.30 98.60 84.90 99.10 84.90
2016 944 7750 7290.17 88.20 87.40 85.00 87.90 85.00
2017 944 7819 7376.85 89.30 88.60 85.10 89.20 85.20
2018 944 8739 8306.97 99.80 99.60 85.70 100.40 85.80
2019 944 8143 7704.07 93.00 92.40 86.00 93.20 86.10
2020 944 7889 7475.32 89.80 89.20 86.10 90.20 86.20
2021 944 8760 8321.42 100.00 99.90 86.60 100.60 86.80
2022 944 8209 7767.89 93.70 93.20 86.80 93.90 87.00
2023 944 6511 6181.83 74.30 74.20 86.40 74.80 86.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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