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CHINON A-1
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
GCR
UNGG
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
70
MW
e
68
MW
e
80
MW
e
300
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Feb, 1957
16 Sep, 1962
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
14 Jun, 1963
01 Feb, 1964
Permanent Shutdown Date
16 Apr, 1973
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
2.97 TW.h
NC
NC
NC
NC
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1972
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
1963
Data from a trial operation not provided
1964
Data Not Provided
1965
"
1966
"
1967
"
1968
"
1969
"
1970
"
1971
293.800
70
3635
41.5
40.1
NC
42.4
NC
1972
277.800
70
3343
38.1
38.1
NC
40.0
NC
1973
Data Not Provided
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 2024-12-04
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