Details

Reactor Type Light Water Graphite Reactor (or LWGR)
Model RBMK-1000
Owner Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'
Operator Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 May 1981
First Criticality Thursday, 31 October 1985
First Grid Connection Monday, 2 December 1985
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 5 February 1986

Specifications

Capacity Net 925 MWe
Capacity Gross 1000 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3200 MWt
Design Net Capacity 925 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 (%)
1985 925 528 173.98 - - - - -
1986 925 7574 6328.54 88.10 80.40 80.40 80.30 80.30
1987 1000 6704 6167.68 76.50 72.30 76.00 70.40 74.90
1988 925 7390 6653.03 84.10 81.70 77.90 81.90 77.30
1989 925 6954 6131.81 79.40 76.00 77.40 75.70 76.90
1990 925 6922 6050.02 79.00 73.60 76.70 74.70 76.40
1991 925 8469 7356.07 96.70 90.30 78.90 90.80 78.80
1992 925 7324 6117.37 83.40 75.40 78.40 75.30 78.30
1993 925 6439 5638.27 73.50 71.00 77.50 69.60 77.20
1994 925 6255 5369.44 71.40 67.00 76.30 66.30 76.00
1995 925 7001 6207.48 79.90 77.00 76.40 76.60 76.10
1996 925 7373 6590.19 83.90 80.20 76.80 81.10 76.50
1997 925 6664 5971.68 76.10 73.00 76.40 73.70 76.30
1998 925 7751 6641.43 88.50 82.30 76.90 82.00 76.70
1999 925 6595 5895.38 75.30 72.80 76.60 72.80 76.40
2000 925 7423 6778.77 84.50 82.80 77.00 83.40 76.90
2001 925 7281 6671.63 83.10 81.50 77.30 82.30 77.20
2002 925 6094 5530.98 69.60 67.60 76.70 68.30 76.70
2003 925 6802 6233.39 77.60 75.80 76.70 76.90 76.70
2004 925 6005 5422.93 68.40 66.70 76.20 66.70 76.20
2005 925 7858 7081.14 89.70 87.20 76.70 87.40 76.80
2006 925 4115 3636.44 47.00 44.20 75.20 44.90 75.20
2007 925 8298 7426.50 94.70 91.20 75.90 91.60 76.00
2008 925 6580 6052.40 74.90 73.90 75.80 74.50 75.90
2009 925 4786 4184.28 54.60 52.30 74.80 51.60 74.90
2010 925 8109 7557.08 92.60 91.30 75.50 93.30 75.60
2011 925 5729 5500.69 65.40 64.50 75.10 67.90 75.40
2012 925 8144 7470.41 92.70 89.20 75.60 91.90 76.00
2013 925 6807 6213.89 77.70 74.30 75.50 76.70 76.00
2014 925 8201 7517.80 93.60 89.70 76.00 92.80 76.60
2015 925 7348 6745.34 83.90 81.20 76.20 83.20 76.80
2016 925 8055 7420.59 91.70 88.70 76.60 91.30 77.30
2017 925 7471 6940.86 85.30 83.60 76.80 85.70 77.50
2018 925 7645 7117.30 87.30 86.00 77.10 87.80 77.80
2019 925 7095 6538.38 81.00 79.40 77.20 80.70 77.90
2020 925 7991 7277.83 91.00 88.60 77.50 89.60 78.20
2021 925 6865 6292.87 78.40 76.90 77.50 77.70 78.20
2022 925 6628 5672.23 75.70 68.20 77.20 70.00 78.00
2023 925 7417 6760.71 84.70 81.60 77.30 83.40 78.20

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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