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BUGEY-1
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
540
MW
e
540
MW
e
555
MW
e
1954
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Dec, 1965
21 Mar, 1972
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
15 Apr, 1972
01 Jul, 1972
Permanent Shutdown Date
27 May, 1994
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
55.33 TW.h
66.8 %
70.1 %
33.2 %
53.2 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1994
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
1972
1138.800
540
3812
61.3
100.0
100.0
39.7
39.7
1973
2474.600
540
6454
73.7
52.5
68.4
52.3
48.1
1974
3009.800
540
7245
82.7
63.7
66.5
63.6
54.3
1975
2771.300
540
6863
78.3
58.6
64.3
58.6
55.5
1976
3307.800
540
7586
86.4
72.1
66.0
69.7
58.7
1977
3456.500
540
7443
85.0
86.6
69.8
73.1
61.3
1978
2615.700
540
5972
68.2
56.0
67.6
55.3
60.4
1979
3036.000
540
6739
76.9
64.7
67.2
64.2
60.9
1980
4048.000
540
8279
94.2
86.0
69.5
85.3
63.8
1981
2886.300
540
6926
79.1
63.8
68.9
61.0
63.5
1982
3339.000
540
7223
82.4
71.1
69.1
70.6
64.2
1983
2288.000
540
5383
61.4
49.3
67.4
48.4
62.8
1984
2922.000
540
6849
78.0
63.3
67.0
61.6
62.7
1985
2780.700
540
6926
79.1
63.3
66.8
58.8
62.4
1986
1570.200
540
4528
51.7
61.7
66.4
33.2
60.4
1987
1849.200
540
5547
63.3
66.0
66.4
39.1
59.0
1988
2530.600
540
6593
75.1
69.1
66.6
53.4
58.7
1989
1779.410
540
4816
55.0
56.8
66.0
37.6
57.5
1990
2006.880
540
5497
62.8
77.3
66.6
42.4
56.6
1991
1353.750
540
3704
42.3
63.1
66.4
28.6
55.2
1992
1144.420
540
3660
41.7
53.6
65.8
24.1
53.7
1993
1567.370
540
4200
48.0
82.9
66.6
33.1
52.7
1994
1458.420
540
3463
95.6
76.4
66.8
74.5
53.2
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-18
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