DOUNREAY PFR
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
|
Reactor Type
|
Model
|
Owner
|
Operator
|
FBR
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
|
UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
|
|
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
|
Design Net Capacity
|
Gross Capacity
|
Thermal Capacity
|
234
MWe
|
234
MWe
|
250
MWe
|
600
MWt
|
|
Construction Start Date
|
First Criticality Date
|
|
|
01 Jan, 1966
|
01 Mar, 1974
|
|
|
|
First Grid Connection
|
Commercial Operation Date
|
|
|
10 Jan, 1975
|
01 Jul, 1976
|
|
|
|
Permanent Shutdown Date
|
31 Mar, 1994
|
LifeTime Performance
|
Electricity Supplied
|
Energy Availability Factor
|
Operation Factor
|
Energy Unavailability Factor
|
Load Factor
|
7.14 TW.h
|
40.7 %
|
38.2 %
|
59.3 %
|
26.9 %
|
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1991
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
|
|
1975
|
Data from a trial operation not provided
|
|
1976
|
Data Not Provided
|
|
1977
|
"
|
|
1978
|
232.300
|
180
|
2534
|
28.9
|
14.8
|
NC
|
14.7
|
NC
|
|
1979
|
159.000
|
183
|
2907
|
33.2
|
100.0
|
57.7
|
9.9
|
12.3
|
|
1980
|
Data Not Provided
|
|
1981
|
215.000
|
234
|
0
|
0.0
|
100.0
|
74.3
|
10.5
|
11.6
|
|
1982
|
96.000
|
183
|
2971
|
33.9
|
7.6
|
58.6
|
6.0
|
10.3
|
|
1983
|
128.000
|
183
|
3542
|
40.4
|
9.7
|
49.4
|
8.0
|
9.8
|
|
1984
|
446.080
|
250
|
3097
|
35.3
|
20.3
|
43.4
|
20.3
|
12.0
|
|
1985
|
893.210
|
250
|
4393
|
50.2
|
40.8
|
42.9
|
40.8
|
16.9
|
|
1986
|
889.390
|
234
|
4669
|
53.3
|
43.8
|
43.0
|
43.4
|
20.6
|
|
1987
|
841.830
|
234
|
4804
|
54.8
|
41.8
|
42.9
|
41.1
|
23.0
|
|
1988
|
610.570
|
234
|
2906
|
33.1
|
30.0
|
41.5
|
29.7
|
23.8
|
|
1989
|
1042.600
|
234
|
5526
|
63.1
|
51.5
|
42.5
|
47.9
|
26.2
|
|
1990
|
534.070
|
234
|
2600
|
29.7
|
25.8
|
41.0
|
24.5
|
26.1
|
|
1991
|
777.190
|
234
|
3599
|
41.1
|
38.1
|
40.7
|
35.7
|
26.9
|
|
1992
|
Data Not Provided
|
|
1993
|
"
|
|
1994
|
"
|
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2023-12-02