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BLAYAIS-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
CP1
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
910
MW
e
910
MW
e
951
MW
e
2785
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jan, 1977
20 May, 1981
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
12 Jun, 1981
01 Dec, 1981
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
242.47 TW.h
75.6 %
77.0 %
24.4 %
72.0 %
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
1981
1636.200
920
2584
70.2
65.6
65.6
65.6
65.6
1982
6129.800
910
7588
86.6
81.5
80.2
76.9
76.0
1983
3453.000
910
4285
48.9
43.9
62.8
43.3
60.3
1984
6509.000
910
7536
85.8
84.6
69.9
81.4
67.2
1985
6225.200
910
7348
83.9
82.8
73.0
78.1
69.8
1986
6460.600
910
7754
88.5
87.0
75.8
81.0
72.0
1987
5586.600
910
6793
77.6
76.2
75.8
70.1
71.7
1988
5730.000
910
7069
80.5
81.3
76.6
71.7
71.7
1989
6222.430
910
7419
84.7
83.3
77.4
78.1
72.5
1990
5822.590
910
6834
78.0
76.9
77.4
73.0
72.6
1991
6379.040
910
7400
84.5
83.3
78.0
80.0
73.3
1992
4349.170
910
5079
57.8
56.6
76.0
54.4
71.6
1993
5979.160
910
7253
82.8
78.3
76.2
75.0
71.9
1994
3474.920
910
5119
58.4
85.8
77.0
43.6
69.7
1995
6075.800
910
7206
82.3
84.3
77.5
76.2
70.2
1996
6639.150
910
7798
88.8
85.6
78.0
83.1
71.0
1997
6196.600
910
7621
87.0
84.6
78.4
77.7
71.4
1998
5917.560
910
7078
80.8
78.2
78.4
74.2
71.6
1999
6046.810
910
7082
80.8
77.9
78.4
75.8
71.8
2000
2854.090
910
3602
41.0
36.6
76.2
35.7
70.0
2001
4881.500
910
5768
65.8
64.0
75.6
61.2
69.5
2002
6861.100
910
8251
94.2
93.0
76.4
86.1
70.3
2003
4541.690
910
5321
60.7
58.1
75.6
57.0
69.7
2004
6144.260
910
7217
82.2
79.2
75.7
76.9
70.0
2005
6883.560
910
7841
89.5
86.8
76.2
86.3
70.7
2006
6507.990
910
7440
84.9
81.6
76.4
81.6
71.1
2007
6891.000
910
7791
88.9
86.4
76.8
86.4
71.7
2008
6678.680
910
7651
87.1
83.7
77.0
83.6
72.2
2009
4604.590
910
5461
62.3
58.4
76.4
57.8
71.6
2010
6634.720
910
7679
87.7
86.1
76.7
83.2
72.0
2011
6465.190
910
7370
84.1
82.7
76.9
81.1
72.3
2012
4170.620
910
4690
53.4
52.2
76.1
52.2
71.7
2013
6809.650
910
7659
87.4
85.9
76.4
85.4
72.1
2014
6245.020
910
7214
82.4
81.8
76.6
78.3
72.3
2015
6874.300
910
7961
90.9
89.7
77.0
86.2
72.7
2016
3996.760
910
4637
52.8
50.3
76.2
50.0
72.1
2017
6916.740
910
7783
88.8
87.1
76.5
86.8
72.5
2018
6345.550
910
7164
81.8
80.1
76.6
79.6
72.7
2019
6840.400
910
7698
87.9
86.7
76.9
85.8
73.0
2020
5026.780
910
5834
66.4
64.9
76.6
62.9
72.8
2021
6673.160
910
7546
86.1
84.5
76.8
83.7
73.0
2022
4354.200
910
5055
57.7
55.5
76.2
54.6
72.6
2023
4010.380
910
4588
52.4
50.8
75.6
50.3
72.0
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-12-04
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