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PALUEL-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
P4 REP 1300
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1330
MW
e
1330
MW
e
1382
MW
e
3817
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
15 Aug, 1977
13 May, 1984
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
22 Jun, 1984
01 Dec, 1985
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
317.40 TW.h
75.7 %
77.5 %
24.3 %
70.4 %
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
1984
1805.000
1290
2608
1985
4685.800
1290
4104
98.2
94.9
94.9
98.7
98.7
1986
5169.700
1290
4455
50.9
50.2
53.7
45.8
49.9
1987
8184.800
1330
6527
74.5
76.6
64.9
70.2
59.8
1988
9291.000
1330
7332
83.5
95.3
74.8
79.5
66.3
1989
7902.780
1330
6567
75.0
70.4
73.7
67.8
66.7
1990
7323.870
1330
6288
71.8
66.4
72.3
62.9
65.9
1991
7159.940
1330
5987
68.3
63.2
70.8
61.4
65.2
1992
8640.410
1330
6858
78.1
76.6
71.6
74.0
66.4
1993
8068.090
1330
6906
78.8
70.9
71.5
69.2
66.8
1994
6549.930
1330
5790
66.1
77.0
72.1
56.2
65.6
1995
8768.170
1330
7292
83.2
79.6
72.9
75.3
66.6
1996
5483.150
1330
4763
54.2
48.7
70.7
46.9
64.8
1997
9019.660
1330
7537
86.0
83.8
71.8
77.4
65.8
1998
9718.110
1330
8132
92.8
91.2
73.2
83.4
67.2
1999
8181.870
1330
6938
79.2
76.2
73.5
70.2
67.4
2000
9088.990
1330
7533
85.8
83.5
74.1
77.8
68.1
2001
9752.150
1330
8382
95.7
97.6
75.6
83.7
69.1
2002
7153.910
1330
6081
69.4
66.6
75.1
61.4
68.6
2003
8526.180
1330
6882
78.6
77.2
75.2
73.2
68.9
2004
8596.320
1330
7103
80.9
77.4
75.3
73.6
69.1
2005
10565.550
1330
8654
98.8
97.9
76.4
90.7
70.2
2006
7437.700
1330
6133
70.0
66.0
75.9
63.8
69.9
2007
8135.110
1330
6641
75.8
73.3
75.8
69.8
69.9
2008
9808.670
1330
8116
92.4
90.4
76.4
84.0
70.5
2009
7469.320
1330
6108
69.7
66.5
76.0
64.1
70.2
2010
8295.240
1330
6661
76.0
74.6
76.0
71.2
70.3
2011
10184.080
1330
8349
95.3
94.3
76.7
87.4
70.9
2012
9140.880
1330
7351
83.7
80.6
76.8
78.2
71.2
2013
7888.060
1330
6203
70.8
69.2
76.5
67.7
71.1
2014
9615.900
1330
7567
86.4
84.4
76.8
82.5
71.5
2015
9949.970
1330
8222
93.9
93.9
77.4
85.4
71.9
2016
4050.040
1330
3503
39.9
35.2
76.0
34.7
70.7
2017
10013.990
1330
8379
95.6
94.2
76.6
86.0
71.2
2018
8993.470
1330
7597
86.7
84.0
76.8
77.2
71.4
2019
5834.120
1330
4711
53.8
50.9
76.0
50.1
70.8
2020
9093.820
1330
7712
87.8
85.4
76.3
77.8
71.0
2021
4912.690
1330
4117
47.0
43.8
75.4
42.2
70.2
2022
10306.630
1330
8544
97.5
95.6
76.0
88.5
70.7
2023
6998.250
1330
6061
69.2
64.9
75.7
60.1
70.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-10-03
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