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DOEL-4
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH 3LP
SOCIETES REUNIES D'ENERGIE DU BASSIN DE L'ESCAUT SA
ENGIE ELECTRABEL + EDF BELGIUM + EDF LUMINUS
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1026
MW
e
1000
MW
e
1090
MW
e
2988
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Dec, 1978
31 Mar, 1985
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
08 Apr, 1985
01 Jul, 1985
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
286.54 TW.h
83.9 %
85.9 %
16.1 %
83.6 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
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
1985
4282.130
980
5263
87.9
82.6
82.6
82.6
82.6
1986
7722.890
1006
7973
91.0
87.8
86.0
87.6
86.0
1987
6809.260
1006
7448
85.0
77.0
82.4
77.3
82.5
1988
7551.970
1000
7784
88.6
85.9
83.4
86.0
83.5
1989
7445.900
1010
7737
88.3
84.4
83.6
84.2
83.6
1990
7535.840
1010
7790
88.9
85.2
83.9
85.2
83.9
1991
7425.400
1010
7673
87.6
84.1
84.0
83.9
83.9
1992
7418.560
1010
7481
85.2
85.9
84.2
83.6
83.9
1993
6980.930
1010
7112
81.2
78.9
83.6
78.9
83.3
1994
3462.740
1001
3637
41.5
39.2
79.0
39.5
78.7
1995
6769.690
1001
7381
84.3
76.8
78.8
77.2
78.6
1996
6186.800
1001
6565
74.7
69.9
78.0
70.4
77.8
1997
7548.660
1001
7653
87.4
87.0
78.7
86.1
78.5
1998
7844.020
985
7998
91.3
90.0
79.5
90.9
79.4
1999
8008.400
985
8150
93.0
92.4
80.4
92.8
80.3
2000
7992.870
985
8323
94.8
92.0
81.1
92.4
81.1
2001
8098.910
985
8264
94.3
93.2
81.8
93.9
81.8
2002
7831.930
985
8017
91.5
90.4
82.3
90.8
82.4
2003
7781.230
985
8015
91.5
90.6
82.8
90.2
82.8
2004
7519.820
985
7843
89.3
87.0
83.0
86.9
83.0
2005
7394.830
985
7647
87.3
85.9
83.1
85.7
83.1
2006
7461.970
1008
7633
87.1
86.2
83.3
84.5
83.2
2007
8496.870
1008
8608
98.2
98.1
83.9
96.2
83.8
2008
7466.730
1008
7534
85.8
85.2
84.0
84.3
83.8
2009
6910.950
1047
6946
79.3
78.3
83.8
77.8
83.5
2010
7395.390
1038
7192
82.1
81.6
83.7
81.3
83.4
2011
7978.470
1039
7832
89.4
88.8
83.9
87.7
83.6
2012
7818.700
1039
7659
87.2
86.4
84.0
85.7
83.7
2013
8447.480
1039
8192
93.5
93.5
84.3
92.8
84.0
2014
4886.990
1039
4796
54.8
53.7
83.2
53.7
83.0
2015
7743.880
1033
7568
86.4
85.5
83.3
85.6
83.0
2016
8782.010
1033
8630
98.2
97.5
83.8
96.8
83.5
2017
7461.430
1038
7326
83.6
83.2
83.8
82.2
83.4
2018
5514.680
1038
5479
62.6
60.6
83.0
60.6
82.8
2019
8730.310
1038
8760
100.0
96.3
83.4
96.0
83.1
2020
7270.150
1038
7147
81.4
79.8
83.3
79.7
83.0
2021
7952.780
1038
7802
89.1
87.8
83.5
87.5
83.2
2022
8940.450
1038
8760
100.0
99.0
83.9
98.3
83.6
2023
7670.060
1026
7635
87.2
84.6
83.9
84.6
83.6
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-04-22
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