
AVR JUELICH (AVR)
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
|
Model
|
Owner
|
Operator
|
HTGR
|
Pebble bed reactor prototype
|
ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT VERSUCHSREAKTOR GMBH
|
ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT VERSUCHSREAKTOR GMBH
|
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
|
Design Net Capacity
|
Gross Capacity
|
Thermal Capacity
|
13
MWe
|
13
MWe
|
15
MWe
|
46
MWt
|
Construction Start Date
|
First Criticality Date
|
|
|
01 Aug, 1961
|
16 Aug, 1966
|
|
|
First Grid Connection
|
Commercial Operation Date
|
|
|
17 Dec, 1967
|
19 May, 1969
|
|
|
Permanent Shutdown Date
|
31 Dec, 1988
|
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
|
Energy Availability Factor
|
Operation Factor
|
Energy Unavailability Factor
|
Load Factor
|
1.51 TW.h
|
62.8 %
|
65.9 %
|
37.2 %
|
62.0 %
|
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1988
Operating History
Year
|
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
|
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
|
Annual Time On Line
[h]
|
Operation Factor
[%]
|
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
|
Load Factor
[%]
|
Annual
|
Cumulative
|
Annual
|
Cumulative
|
1967
|
Data from a trial operation not provided
|
1968
|
"
|
1969
|
Data Not Provided
|
1970
|
"
|
1971
|
97.700
|
15
|
6883
|
78.6
|
76.7
|
NC
|
74.4
|
NC
|
1972
|
98.700
|
15
|
6730
|
76.6
|
74.9
|
75.8
|
74.9
|
74.6
|
1973
|
99.800
|
13
|
7865
|
89.8
|
88.8
|
79.7
|
87.6
|
78.6
|
1974
|
79.100
|
13
|
6295
|
71.9
|
67.9
|
77.0
|
69.5
|
76.4
|
1975
|
96.000
|
13
|
7669
|
87.6
|
86.6
|
78.8
|
84.3
|
77.9
|
1976
|
101.300
|
13
|
8103
|
92.2
|
90.5
|
80.7
|
88.7
|
79.6
|
1977
|
56.600
|
13
|
5055
|
57.7
|
50.4
|
76.5
|
49.7
|
75.6
|
1978
|
39.300
|
13
|
3103
|
35.4
|
34.5
|
71.5
|
34.5
|
70.6
|
1979
|
12.100
|
13
|
2449
|
28.0
|
12.9
|
65.2
|
10.6
|
64.2
|
1980
|
44.400
|
13
|
3892
|
44.3
|
38.1
|
62.6
|
38.9
|
61.7
|
1981
|
75.000
|
13
|
5907
|
67.4
|
64.5
|
62.7
|
65.9
|
62.1
|
1982
|
74.000
|
13
|
5774
|
65.9
|
64.3
|
62.9
|
65.0
|
62.3
|
1983
|
91.000
|
13
|
7198
|
82.2
|
77.1
|
63.9
|
79.9
|
63.6
|
1984
|
64.000
|
13
|
5104
|
58.1
|
56.0
|
63.4
|
56.0
|
63.1
|
1985
|
85.470
|
13
|
6553
|
74.8
|
74.7
|
64.1
|
75.1
|
63.9
|
1986
|
75.060
|
13
|
5738
|
65.5
|
65.5
|
64.2
|
65.9
|
64.0
|
1987
|
42.540
|
13
|
4229
|
48.3
|
48.3
|
63.3
|
37.4
|
62.5
|
1988
|
61.370
|
13
|
5497
|
62.6
|
54.9
|
62.8
|
53.7
|
62.0
|
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2023-12-02