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ST. LAURENT A-2
(Saint-Laurent A 2)
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
GCR
UNGG
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
465
MW
e
515
MW
e
530
MW
e
1475
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jan, 1966
04 Jul, 1971
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
09 Aug, 1971
01 Nov, 1971
Permanent Shutdown Date
27 May, 1992
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
46.92 TW.h
58.2 %
64.4 %
41.8 %
54.1 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1992
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
1971
938.800
515
2826
86.2
100.0
100.0
70.0
70.0
1972
2880.800
515
6722
76.5
100.0
100.0
63.7
64.6
1973
3696.500
515
7872
89.9
81.9
91.6
81.9
72.6
1974
2901.300
515
6276
71.6
64.0
82.9
64.3
70.0
1975
3765.400
515
7866
89.8
83.0
82.9
83.5
73.2
1976
3168.700
515
7325
83.4
72.0
80.8
70.0
72.6
1977
3222.000
515
7585
86.6
72.6
79.5
71.4
72.4
1978
3421.400
515
7944
90.7
76.9
79.1
75.8
72.9
1979
2770.000
515
6691
76.4
67.4
77.7
61.4
71.5
1980
763.000
450
1705
19.4
18.9
72.0
19.3
66.4
1981
0.000
450
0
0.0
0.0
65.7
0.0
60.6
1982
330.000
450
1961
22.4
8.5
61.0
8.4
56.4
1983
1156.000
450
4611
52.6
29.5
58.7
29.3
54.3
1984
2207.000
450
6233
71.0
56.0
58.5
55.8
54.4
1985
2191.400
450
5656
64.6
55.8
58.3
55.6
54.5
1986
2437.000
450
6453
73.7
63.0
58.6
61.8
55.0
1987
2419.400
450
6145
70.2
63.6
58.9
61.4
55.3
1988
2640.200
450
6859
78.1
71.3
59.6
66.8
56.0
1989
1326.540
450
3826
43.7
50.8
59.1
33.6
54.8
1990
877.940
450
2634
30.1
22.4
57.3
22.3
53.2
1991
2471.310
450
7257
82.8
62.9
57.6
62.7
53.6
1992
1332.650
465
3375
92.5
87.0
58.2
78.6
54.1
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-12-04
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