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CHINON B-4
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
CP2
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
905
MW
e
905
MW
e
954
MW
e
2785
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Feb, 1981
13 Oct, 1987
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
14 Nov, 1987
01 Apr, 1988
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
212.87 TW.h
78.4 %
80.5 %
21.6 %
74.6 %
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
1987
13.000
870
236
1988
4410.000
905
5897
67.8
86.2
86.2
56.4
56.4
1989
4688.120
905
5664
64.7
60.4
71.5
59.1
57.9
1990
6098.010
905
7003
79.9
77.0
73.5
76.9
64.8
1991
6339.970
905
7204
82.2
79.2
75.0
80.0
68.9
1992
6387.950
905
7544
85.9
82.8
76.7
80.4
71.3
1993
6016.910
905
7359
84.0
80.1
77.3
75.9
72.1
1994
5935.090
905
7196
82.2
81.2
77.8
74.9
72.5
1995
6566.020
905
7805
89.1
87.9
79.1
82.8
73.8
1996
6574.240
905
7764
88.4
87.0
80.0
82.7
74.8
1997
6345.370
905
7795
89.0
85.6
80.6
80.0
75.4
1998
5940.130
905
7326
83.6
80.2
80.6
74.9
75.3
1999
5596.270
905
7059
80.6
88.2
81.2
70.6
74.9
2000
5110.700
905
6445
73.4
72.9
80.6
64.3
74.1
2001
5764.990
905
7078
80.8
79.9
80.5
72.7
74.0
2002
6321.310
905
7584
86.6
84.0
80.8
79.7
74.4
2003
6431.760
905
7811
89.2
86.6
81.1
81.1
74.8
2004
5513.220
905
6883
78.4
74.9
80.8
69.4
74.5
2005
5356.450
905
7030
80.2
69.7
80.1
67.6
74.1
2006
6368.950
905
7558
86.3
83.3
80.3
80.3
74.4
2007
6485.730
905
7691
87.8
84.8
80.5
81.8
74.8
2008
5863.530
905
6881
78.3
75.6
80.3
73.8
74.8
2009
5250.850
905
6232
71.1
67.4
79.7
66.2
74.4
2010
4302.570
905
4902
56.0
54.3
78.6
54.3
73.5
2011
6790.850
905
7868
89.8
86.4
78.9
85.7
74.0
2012
6125.000
905
6958
79.2
77.5
78.9
77.0
74.1
2013
6660.900
905
7573
86.4
84.9
79.1
84.0
74.5
2014
6071.890
905
7092
81.0
78.9
79.1
76.6
74.6
2015
6944.680
905
7944
90.7
88.9
79.4
87.6
75.0
2016
6037.900
905
7119
81.0
76.2
79.3
76.0
75.1
2017
6630.000
905
7624
87.0
85.2
79.5
83.6
75.4
2018
5530.080
905
6388
72.9
71.1
79.3
69.8
75.2
2019
6839.720
905
7843
89.5
87.0
79.5
86.3
75.5
2020
3089.770
905
3583
40.8
40.0
78.3
38.9
74.4
2021
6917.880
905
8441
96.4
90.9
78.7
87.3
74.8
2022
5732.970
905
6868
78.4
74.0
78.5
72.3
74.7
2023
5727.020
905
6665
76.1
73.7
78.4
72.2
74.6
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-10
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