Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CPR-1000
Owner Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company
Operator Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 17 November 2012
First Criticality Friday, 30 December 2016
First Grid Connection Sunday, 8 January 2017
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Specifications

Capacity Net 1000 MWe
Capacity Gross 1086 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1000 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 (%)
2017 1000 6353 6759.71 86.50 90.70 90.70 90.30 90.30
2018 1000 6695 6591.93 76.40 83.40 86.70 75.20 82.10
2019 1000 7164 6915.91 81.80 91.90 88.50 79.00 81.00
2020 1000 8216 7954.62 93.50 97.00 90.80 90.60 83.50
2021 1000 7880 7977.13 90.00 89.40 90.50 91.10 85.00
2022 1000 7927 7820.95 90.50 92.90 90.90 89.30 85.80
2023 1000 8760 8978.18 100.00 100.00 92.20 102.50 88.20

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in China

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