Details
Reactor Type | Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR) |
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Model | AGR |
Owner | EDF Energy |
Operator | EDF Energy |
Timeline
Construction Start | Friday, 1 September 1967 |
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First Criticality | Sunday, 1 February 1976 |
First Grid Connection | Thursday, 5 February 1976 |
Commercial Operation | Monday, 27 September 1976 |
Permanent Shutdown | Wednesday, 6 July 2022 |
Specifications
Capacity Net | 480 MWe |
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Capacity Gross | 655 MWe |
Thermal Capacity | 1494 MWt |
Design Net Capacity | 625 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 (%) |
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1976 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1977 | 400 | 2756 | 1044.00 | 31.60 | 74.60 | 74.60 | 29.90 | 29.90 |
1978 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1979 | 400 | 3512 | 1499.67 | 40.20 | 38.20 | 56.40 | 42.90 | 36.40 |
1980 | 500 | 6390 | 3008.94 | 73.20 | 69.30 | 61.20 | 72.50 | 49.80 |
1981 | 520 | 5054 | 2488.82 | 56.80 | 54.70 | 59.30 | 53.80 | 51.00 |
1982 | 520 | 6834 | 3155.05 | 78.20 | 69.80 | 61.60 | 69.40 | 55.10 |
1983 | 520 | 6839 | 3454.48 | 78.30 | 74.10 | 63.90 | 76.00 | 59.00 |
1984 | 520 | 8228 | 4393.54 | 94.20 | 89.40 | 67.80 | 96.70 | 64.80 |
1985 | 520 | 5950 | 3229.92 | 68.10 | 66.70 | 67.70 | 71.10 | 65.60 |
1986 | 560 | 7257 | 3497.25 | 84.20 | 75.10 | 68.60 | 72.50 | 66.50 |
1987 | 560 | 6333 | 2971.07 | 71.10 | 60.60 | 67.70 | 59.60 | 65.70 |
1988 | 560 | 8467 | 4268.17 | 96.90 | 86.60 | 69.60 | 87.20 | 67.90 |
1989 | 560 | 4896 | 2484.57 | 56.00 | 65.40 | 69.20 | 50.80 | 66.30 |
1990 | 560 | 8565 | 4463.54 | 98.00 | 91.20 | 71.10 | 91.20 | 68.40 |
1991 | 560 | 4432 | 2353.52 | 50.70 | 57.40 | 70.00 | 48.10 | 66.80 |
1992 | 585 | 7225 | 3901.97 | 81.10 | 76.30 | 70.50 | 75.10 | 67.40 |
1993 | 610 | 6575 | 3743.03 | 75.30 | 71.40 | 70.60 | 71.70 | 67.80 |
1994 | 610 | 8602 | 4852.23 | 98.50 | 91.10 | 71.90 | 91.00 | 69.30 |
1995 | 610 | 7411 | 4518.09 | 84.40 | 84.60 | 72.70 | 84.30 | 70.30 |
1996 | 610 | 5615 | 3119.85 | 63.90 | 59.10 | 71.90 | 58.20 | 69.60 |
1997 | 610 | 7958 | 4512.87 | 90.60 | 85.00 | 72.70 | 84.20 | 70.40 |
1998 | 610 | 8641 | 4738.89 | 98.40 | 88.30 | 73.50 | 88.40 | 71.30 |
1999 | 610 | 7402 | 4082.29 | 84.30 | 75.80 | 73.60 | 76.20 | 71.60 |
2000 | 610 | 7851 | 4189.37 | 89.40 | 78.90 | 73.90 | 78.20 | 71.90 |
2001 | 610 | 8406 | 4772.43 | 95.70 | 84.10 | 74.30 | 89.10 | 72.70 |
2002 | 610 | 6163 | 3257.33 | 70.40 | 61.20 | 73.80 | 61.00 | 72.20 |
2003 | 610 | 8575 | 4619.46 | 97.90 | 86.50 | 74.30 | 86.40 | 72.80 |
2004 | 610 | 8163 | 4150.52 | 92.90 | 77.70 | 74.40 | 77.50 | 73.00 |
2005 | 610 | 6544 | 3357.19 | 74.70 | 63.30 | 74.00 | 62.80 | 72.60 |
2006 | 600 | 6051 | 3132.91 | 69.10 | 59.80 | 73.50 | 59.40 | 72.10 |
2007 | 430 | 4806 | 1812.88 | 54.90 | 44.00 | 72.70 | 43.80 | 71.30 |
2008 | 410 | 6821 | 2709.85 | 77.60 | 74.10 | 72.70 | 74.30 | 71.40 |
2009 | 430 | 7268 | 3016.26 | 83.00 | 79.60 | 72.90 | 81.00 | 71.60 |
2010 | 430 | 7693 | 3263.25 | 87.80 | 84.80 | 73.10 | 86.60 | 72.00 |
2011 | 435 | 6580 | 2746.32 | 75.10 | 72.00 | 73.10 | 72.10 | 72.00 |
2012 | 435 | 8264 | 3480.49 | 94.10 | 90.40 | 73.50 | 91.10 | 72.40 |
2013 | 440 | 8196 | 3651.26 | 93.60 | 90.50 | 73.90 | 94.70 | 72.90 |
2014 | 470 | 8760 | 4091.01 | 100.00 | 96.70 | 74.40 | 99.40 | 73.50 |
2015 | 475 | 6722 | 3113.74 | 76.70 | 74.00 | 74.40 | 74.80 | 73.60 |
2016 | 475 | 8649 | 4022.36 | 98.50 | 95.00 | 74.90 | 96.40 | 74.10 |
2017 | 475 | 7509 | 3485.07 | 85.70 | 83.10 | 75.10 | 83.80 | 74.30 |
2018 | 480 | 7222 | 3379.89 | 82.40 | 80.20 | 75.20 | 80.40 | 74.40 |
2019 | 480 | 8652 | 3983.59 | 98.80 | 94.40 | 75.60 | 94.70 | 74.90 |
2020 | 480 | 1246 | 500.91 | 14.20 | 13.60 | 74.30 | 11.90 | 73.50 |
2021 | 480 | 5469 | 2426.04 | 62.40 | 58.70 | 74.00 | 57.70 | 73.20 |
2022 | 480 | 4201 | 1930.05 | 93.70 | 90.00 | 74.10 | 90.10 | 73.40 |