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KOZLODUY-3
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
VVER V-230
State Enterprise “Radio Active Waste”
Kozloduy Npp ,lc
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
408
MW
e
408
MW
e
440
MW
e
1375
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Oct, 1973
04 Dec, 1980
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
17 Dec, 1980
20 Jan, 1981
Permanent Shutdown Date
31 Dec, 2006
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
62.82 TW.h
75.6 %
81.4 %
24.4 %
67.4 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2006
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
1980
Data from a trial operation not provided
1981
2896.700
408
7845
90.3
89.8
89.8
84.5
84.5
1982
2652.300
408
7743
88.4
88.4
89.1
74.2
79.1
1983
2748.900
408
7324
83.6
83.6
87.2
76.9
78.4
1984
3135.370
408
8206
93.4
93.4
88.8
87.5
80.7
1985
3204.800
408
8253
94.2
94.2
89.9
89.7
82.5
1986
2688.070
408
8173
93.3
77.4
87.8
75.2
81.3
1987
2752.650
408
7239
82.6
82.4
87.0
77.0
80.7
1988
3119.000
408
8181
93.1
92.3
87.7
87.0
81.5
1989
2429.010
408
6520
74.4
72.6
86.0
68.0
80.0
1990
2606.920
408
7715
88.1
78.2
85.2
72.9
79.2
1991
2171.850
408
5607
64.0
61.7
83.1
60.8
77.6
1992
2336.480
408
7727
88.0
73.0
82.2
65.2
76.5
1993
1933.030
408
7416
84.7
52.2
79.9
54.1
74.8
1994
1082.650
408
4255
48.6
40.3
77.0
30.3
71.6
1995
2747.180
408
8682
99.1
86.9
77.7
76.9
71.9
1996
1020.990
408
3193
36.4
82.2
78.0
28.5
69.2
1997
2225.350
408
7020
80.1
80.1
78.1
62.3
68.8
1998
2149.980
408
8584
98.0
59.3
77.1
60.2
68.3
1999
1684.750
408
4656
53.2
48.8
75.6
47.1
67.2
2000
2166.930
440
6736
76.7
63.0
74.9
56.1
66.6
2001
2249.840
408
8712
99.4
62.5
74.3
63.0
66.4
2002
1779.710
408
5574
63.6
63.4
73.8
49.8
65.7
2003
2477.890
408
7392
84.4
82.9
74.2
69.3
65.8
2004
2531.020
408
7160
81.5
81.2
74.5
70.6
66.0
2005
2974.780
408
8021
91.6
91.1
75.2
83.2
66.7
2006
3053.040
408
7676
87.6
85.5
75.6
85.4
67.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-03-22
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