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PALUEL-3
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
01 Feb, 1979
07 Aug, 1985
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
30 Sep, 1985
01 Feb, 1986
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
301.85 TW.h
72.1 %
74.0 %
27.9 %
67.8 %
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
1605.400
1290
1747
1986
8321.700
1290
6503
71.8
72.1
72.1
71.5
71.5
1987
7716.600
1290
6104
69.7
78.3
75.3
68.3
69.8
1988
6763.000
1330
5413
61.6
59.2
69.7
57.9
65.6
1989
8124.440
1330
6288
71.8
70.2
69.8
69.7
66.7
1990
7321.980
1330
6008
68.6
66.2
69.1
62.8
65.9
1991
9587.150
1330
7634
87.2
86.2
72.0
82.3
68.7
1992
6886.610
1330
5671
64.6
63.0
70.7
59.0
67.3
1993
8459.030
1330
6951
79.4
73.4
71.0
72.6
68.0
1994
6703.620
1330
5590
63.8
61.8
70.0
57.5
66.8
1995
8733.260
1330
7598
86.7
84.1
71.4
75.0
67.6
1996
8027.690
1330
7261
82.7
84.6
72.6
68.7
67.7
1997
7618.800
1330
6494
74.1
72.8
72.6
65.4
67.5
1998
8327.020
1330
6913
78.9
76.1
72.9
71.5
67.8
1999
7636.710
1330
6505
74.3
73.8
73.0
65.6
67.7
2000
9819.790
1330
8199
93.3
94.4
74.4
84.0
68.8
2001
7815.940
1330
6796
77.6
79.6
74.8
67.1
68.7
2002
8900.480
1330
7366
84.1
80.4
75.1
76.4
69.1
2003
8181.730
1330
6567
75.0
74.3
75.0
70.2
69.2
2004
6395.500
1330
5147
58.6
56.0
74.0
54.7
68.4
2005
8157.600
1330
6573
75.0
73.2
74.0
70.0
68.5
2006
10549.560
1330
8671
99.0
96.8
75.1
90.6
69.6
2007
3908.790
1330
3402
38.8
34.8
73.2
33.6
67.9
2008
10106.550
1330
8570
97.6
96.6
74.2
86.5
68.7
2009
4214.550
1330
3670
41.9
38.8
72.8
36.2
67.4
2010
6850.050
1330
5394
61.6
60.6
72.3
58.8
67.0
2011
9475.260
1330
7462
85.2
81.7
72.6
81.3
67.6
2012
7592.850
1330
5934
67.6
66.6
72.4
65.0
67.5
2013
9162.710
1330
7299
83.3
80.5
72.7
78.6
67.9
2014
10592.860
1330
8460
96.6
93.8
73.4
90.9
68.7
2015
6436.510
1330
5656
64.6
62.9
73.1
55.2
68.2
2016
8209.450
1330
7250
82.5
73.4
73.1
70.3
68.3
2017
2121.650
1330
1858
21.2
18.3
71.4
18.2
66.7
2018
8399.290
1330
6597
75.3
72.8
71.4
72.1
66.9
2019
9886.140
1330
8227
93.9
91.8
72.0
84.8
67.4
2020
6577.170
1330
5481
62.4
57.8
71.6
56.3
67.1
2021
8534.760
1330
6749
77.0
74.5
71.7
73.2
67.3
2022
10585.790
1330
8569
97.8
94.6
72.3
90.9
67.9
2023
7384.880
1330
6036
68.9
65.4
72.1
63.4
67.8
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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