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CATTENOM-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
1300
MW
e
1300
MW
e
1362
MW
e
3817
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
29 Oct, 1979
24 Oct, 1986
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
13 Nov, 1986
01 Apr, 1987
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
286.70 TW.h
71.7 %
74.8 %
28.3 %
68.2 %
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
1986
221.200
1265
665
1987
7429.800
1265
6393
68.4
68.8
68.8
65.5
65.5
1988
5283.000
1300
4369
49.7
47.4
56.4
46.3
54.4
1989
6802.430
1300
5548
63.3
60.3
57.8
59.7
56.4
1990
7781.880
1300
6710
76.6
75.3
62.5
68.3
59.6
1991
1509.280
1300
1336
15.2
13.5
52.2
13.2
49.8
1992
7933.300
1300
6595
75.1
71.0
55.5
69.5
53.2
1993
6956.550
1300
5608
64.0
61.5
56.4
61.1
54.4
1994
6775.450
1300
6006
68.6
64.0
57.3
59.5
55.0
1995
6634.250
1300
6346
72.4
59.5
57.6
58.3
55.4
1996
9539.240
1300
7783
88.6
87.3
60.6
83.5
58.3
1997
8688.940
1300
7374
84.2
81.4
62.6
76.3
60.0
1998
9365.850
1300
7644
87.3
85.6
64.5
82.2
61.9
1999
8273.010
1300
7028
80.2
76.3
65.5
72.6
62.7
2000
8053.790
1300
6873
78.2
78.1
66.4
70.5
63.3
2001
9220.150
1300
8094
92.4
96.4
68.4
81.0
64.5
2002
8270.160
1300
7011
80.0
79.2
69.1
72.6
65.0
2003
8530.970
1300
7150
81.6
78.4
69.7
74.9
65.6
2004
9764.160
1300
8583
97.7
96.4
71.2
85.5
66.7
2005
9323.780
1300
7919
90.4
83.2
71.8
81.9
67.5
2006
7448.990
1300
6480
74.0
68.6
71.6
65.4
67.4
2007
9696.230
1300
8426
96.2
92.4
72.7
85.1
68.3
2008
9022.880
1300
7881
89.7
79.2
73.0
79.0
68.8
2009
7612.660
1300
6261
71.5
68.4
72.8
66.8
68.7
2010
9864.050
1300
7948
90.7
87.6
73.4
86.6
69.4
2011
10033.880
1300
8538
97.5
96.7
74.3
88.1
70.2
2012
6818.800
1300
5738
65.3
60.3
73.8
59.7
69.8
2013
6624.720
1300
5440
62.1
59.2
73.2
58.2
69.4
2014
10106.200
1300
8421
96.1
96.5
74.1
88.7
70.1
2015
7013.400
1300
5683
64.9
62.0
73.6
61.6
69.8
2016
6428.770
1300
5371
61.2
56.6
73.1
56.3
69.3
2017
9134.860
1300
7393
84.4
82.5
73.4
80.2
69.7
2018
8198.290
1300
6694
76.4
72.0
73.3
72.0
69.7
2019
6861.870
1300
5497
62.8
60.4
72.9
60.3
69.4
2020
8894.780
1300
7835
89.2
85.5
73.3
77.9
69.7
2021
7533.870
1300
6204
70.8
66.2
73.1
66.2
69.6
2022
4896.260
1300
3863
44.1
43.0
72.3
43.0
68.8
2023
5152.340
1300
4861
55.5
52.6
71.7
45.2
68.2
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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