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HUNTERSTON B-2
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
495
MW
e
624
MW
e
644
MW
e
1496
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Nov, 1967
27 Mar, 1977
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
31 Mar, 1977
01 Apr, 1977
Permanent Shutdown Date
07 Jan, 2022
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
142.17 TW.h
71.4 %
74.1 %
28.6 %
69.7 %
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
1977
1047.700
500
3071
46.4
32.5
32.5
31.6
31.6
1978
0.000
500
0
0.0
0.0
14.0
0.0
13.6
1979
0.000
500
0
0.0
0.0
8.9
0.0
8.7
1980
2544.000
500
5147
58.9
58.9
22.2
58.2
21.9
1981
3019.900
500
7219
81.1
68.2
32.0
67.8
31.7
1982
2706.200
515
5596
64.0
59.8
36.9
60.1
36.7
1983
4153.000
520
8524
97.6
88.4
44.8
91.4
45.0
1984
3287.000
550
6365
72.9
67.7
47.9
68.4
48.3
1985
4507.700
575
8303
95.0
88.7
53.1
89.7
53.5
1986
3616.100
575
6496
74.4
70.8
55.1
72.0
55.6
1987
4623.400
575
8710
97.8
90.5
58.7
90.3
59.1
1988
3115.500
575
5754
65.9
61.3
58.9
62.0
59.4
1989
4728.000
575
8643
98.9
93.5
61.8
94.1
62.3
1990
3231.250
575
5858
67.1
63.8
62.0
64.3
62.5
1991
4727.800
575
8707
99.7
94.0
64.3
94.1
64.7
1992
1969.700
575
3733
41.9
39.2
62.6
38.5
63.0
1993
4322.100
575
8128
93.0
86.1
64.1
86.0
64.4
1994
3784.720
585
6949
79.5
74.7
64.7
74.4
65.0
1995
4671.300
585
8315
91.6
90.1
66.2
87.9
66.3
1996
1276.600
585
2377
27.1
91.8
67.6
24.8
64.1
1997
4559.720
595
8200
93.4
87.5
68.6
87.2
65.3
1998
4518.000
595
8149
92.8
86.7
69.5
86.4
66.4
1999
4101.970
595
7302
83.1
78.8
69.9
78.5
66.9
2000
3241.620
595
6411
73.0
62.0
69.6
62.0
66.7
2001
3785.000
595
6485
73.8
83.7
70.2
72.4
66.9
2002
4413.060
595
7721
88.1
83.1
70.7
84.7
67.7
2003
4627.260
595
8381
95.7
87.5
71.4
88.8
68.5
2004
4238.690
595
7799
88.8
83.5
71.8
81.1
69.0
2005
3633.640
595
7017
80.1
69.4
71.7
69.7
69.0
2006
3745.990
605
6753
77.1
71.0
71.7
71.0
69.1
2007
1658.380
420
4642
53.0
41.3
70.9
40.7
68.3
2008
2240.710
410
6054
68.9
61.9
70.7
61.8
68.2
2009
3217.650
430
8065
92.1
85.4
71.0
86.4
68.6
2010
3218.670
430
7876
89.9
85.1
71.4
85.4
69.0
2011
2959.850
430
7211
82.3
78.3
71.5
78.6
69.2
2012
3635.820
430
8784
100.0
95.4
72.0
96.3
69.8
2013
3432.840
430
7601
86.8
83.4
72.3
91.1
70.3
2014
2832.360
485
6114
69.8
66.5
72.2
66.7
70.2
2015
4134.200
485
8640
98.6
95.4
72.7
97.3
70.8
2016
4028.950
485
8399
95.6
93.0
73.2
94.6
71.3
2017
3421.340
485
7187
82.0
79.5
73.3
80.5
71.6
2018
3142.060
495
6599
75.3
73.2
73.3
72.5
71.6
2019
1116.540
495
2572
29.4
27.8
72.3
25.8
70.6
2020
1022.140
495
2284
26.0
24.8
71.3
23.5
69.6
2021
3246.090
495
7048
80.5
75.3
71.4
74.9
69.7
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-05-17
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