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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 Sep, 1982
01 Apr, 1990
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
04 May, 1990
01 Dec, 1990
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
280.80 TW.h
76.9 %
78.4 %
23.1 %
72.3 %
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
1990
2887.120
1330
3100
99.2
98.9
98.9
98.2
98.2
1991
8436.710
1330
6645
75.9
74.2
76.2
72.4
74.4
1992
7922.210
1330
6315
71.9
70.9
73.6
67.8
71.2
1993
8023.870
1330
7298
83.3
71.9
73.1
68.9
70.5
1994
7969.130
1330
6654
76.0
85.0
76.0
68.4
70.0
1995
8879.060
1330
7248
82.7
80.8
76.9
76.2
71.2
1996
9530.760
1330
7625
86.8
85.2
78.3
81.6
72.9
1997
8503.410
1330
6872
78.4
76.7
78.1
73.0
72.9
1998
9965.660
1330
8140
92.9
97.9
80.5
85.5
74.5
1999
7998.460
1330
6633
75.7
71.5
79.5
68.6
73.8
2000
8271.730
1330
6640
75.6
73.7
79.0
70.8
73.5
2001
9825.840
1330
8304
94.8
98.4
80.7
84.3
74.5
2002
7146.660
1330
5948
67.9
66.9
79.6
61.3
73.4
2003
9290.830
1330
7525
85.9
84.6
80.0
79.7
73.9
2004
10500.230
1330
8733
99.4
98.6
81.3
89.9
75.0
2005
8491.260
1330
7104
81.1
76.9
81.0
72.9
74.9
2006
9533.150
1330
7656
87.4
83.6
81.2
81.8
75.3
2007
9243.570
1330
7356
84.0
82.1
81.2
79.3
75.6
2008
10743.350
1330
8424
95.9
95.2
82.0
92.0
76.5
2009
8878.540
1330
7217
82.4
80.5
81.9
76.2
76.5
2010
6627.270
1330
5280
60.3
59.2
80.8
56.9
75.5
2011
7976.850
1330
6332
72.3
71.3
80.3
68.5
75.2
2012
10476.990
1330
8525
97.0
95.8
81.0
89.7
75.8
2013
9001.960
1330
7536
86.0
84.1
81.2
77.3
75.9
2014
8406.700
1330
6939
79.2
77.6
81.0
72.2
75.7
2015
10162.550
1330
8623
98.4
97.7
81.7
87.2
76.2
2016
9489.070
1330
7812
88.9
83.9
81.8
81.2
76.4
2017
7829.200
1330
6376
72.8
69.3
81.3
67.2
76.0
2018
8796.740
1330
7044
80.4
78.4
81.2
75.5
76.0
2019
10462.260
1330
8383
95.7
93.9
81.6
89.8
76.5
2020
6249.270
1330
5120
58.3
53.9
80.7
53.5
75.7
2021
8310.670
1330
6387
72.9
71.4
80.4
71.3
75.6
2022
0.000
1330
0
0.0
0.0
77.9
0.0
73.2
2023
4916.240
1330
3978
45.4
43.2
76.9
42.2
72.3
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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