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HUNTERSTON B-1
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
GCR
AGR
EDF Energy
EDF Energy
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
490
MW
e
624
MW
e
644
MW
e
1496
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Nov, 1967
31 Jan, 1976
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
06 Feb, 1976
07 Feb, 1976
Permanent Shutdown Date
26 Nov, 2021
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
145.05 TW.h
69.6 %
73.9 %
30.4 %
68.7 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2021
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
1976
1349.000
459
4293
52.2
36.0
36.0
35.7
35.7
1977
1709.200
500
4313
49.4
40.1
38.2
39.1
37.5
1978
2158.400
500
5375
61.5
49.4
42.1
49.4
41.7
1979
2250.000
500
5259
60.2
52.2
44.7
51.5
44.2
1980
1486.000
500
3750
42.9
34.4
42.6
34.0
42.1
1981
1794.800
500
3941
44.3
40.8
42.3
40.3
41.8
1982
3484.100
515
7408
84.8
77.3
47.5
77.4
47.1
1983
2912.000
520
6107
69.9
63.1
49.5
64.1
49.3
1984
4214.000
550
8080
92.5
85.4
53.9
87.7
54.0
1985
3644.200
575
6655
76.2
71.1
55.8
72.6
56.1
1986
4571.200
575
8268
94.6
89.1
59.2
91.0
59.6
1987
3268.400
575
6358
71.4
63.7
59.6
63.8
60.0
1988
4492.300
575
8568
98.1
89.2
62.1
89.4
62.5
1989
2959.700
575
5467
62.6
58.2
61.8
58.9
62.2
1990
4744.100
575
8585
98.3
92.7
64.0
94.4
64.5
1991
2033.800
575
3827
43.8
40.1
62.4
40.5
62.9
1992
4315.700
575
8771
98.5
84.4
63.8
84.3
64.3
1993
2928.900
575
5581
63.9
58.2
63.5
58.3
63.9
1994
4698.100
585
8545
97.8
92.4
65.1
92.3
65.5
1995
3829.980
585
6917
76.6
74.2
65.6
72.5
65.9
1996
1643.700
585
2839
32.3
98.5
67.3
32.0
64.2
1997
3833.990
595
7035
80.1
73.6
67.6
73.4
64.6
1998
4835.440
595
8584
97.7
92.8
68.8
92.5
66.0
1999
4811.500
595
8591
97.8
92.3
69.9
92.1
67.1
2000
4035.560
595
7497
85.4
77.2
70.2
77.2
67.6
2001
5030.390
595
8598
97.9
86.6
70.9
96.2
68.8
2002
4678.540
595
8356
95.4
89.1
71.6
89.8
69.6
2003
3936.460
595
7225
82.5
74.6
71.7
75.5
69.8
2004
4522.730
595
8271
94.2
85.6
72.2
86.5
70.4
2005
4096.420
595
8207
93.7
78.4
72.4
78.6
70.7
2006
1991.380
610
3838
43.8
37.8
71.2
37.5
69.6
2007
1303.350
420
4315
49.3
32.5
70.2
31.9
68.6
2008
2213.360
410
5894
67.1
60.8
70.0
61.1
68.4
2009
2827.960
430
6969
79.6
73.9
70.1
76.0
68.6
2010
3635.460
430
8409
96.0
90.5
70.6
96.5
69.2
2011
3382.260
460
7698
87.9
83.6
70.9
83.9
69.6
2012
3254.960
460
7350
83.7
79.3
71.1
80.6
69.8
2013
4058.320
460
8760
100.0
96.2
71.6
100.7
70.5
2014
3798.180
475
8103
92.5
89.0
72.0
91.3
71.0
2015
3333.820
480
7047
80.4
77.9
72.2
79.3
71.2
2016
3851.100
480
8120
92.4
89.6
72.5
91.3
71.6
2017
3860.890
480
8104
92.5
90.1
72.9
91.8
72.0
2018
631.330
490
1488
17.0
16.0
71.7
14.7
70.8
2019
-78.200
490
0
0.0
0.0
70.2
0.0
69.3
2020
1253.870
490
2953
33.6
31.2
69.4
29.1
68.5
2021
3177.150
490
6742
85.1
82.2
69.6
81.9
68.7
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-03-22
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