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DUNGENESS 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
545
MW
e
607
MW
e
615
MW
e
1500
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Oct, 1965
04 Dec, 1985
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
29 Dec, 1985
01 Apr, 1989
Permanent Shutdown Date
07 Jun, 2021
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
99.59 TW.h
48.0 %
54.9 %
52.0 %
47.8 %
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
1985
Data from a trial operation not provided
1986
1249.940
450
4973
1987
758.570
450
3241
1988
1041.290
450
2838
1989
232.550
360
696
1990
726.000
360
4060
46.5
23.1
12.6
23.1
12.6
1991
1467.220
415
4295
49.2
44.8
24.9
40.9
23.4
1992
2360.350
520
6525
73.3
61.9
35.9
59.9
34.2
1993
2306.700
555
4672
53.5
50.0
39.4
51.0
38.5
1994
2568.270
555
5075
58.1
57.0
43.2
53.0
41.6
1995
773.840
555
1358
15.5
16.2
38.4
15.9
37.0
1996
3614.970
555
6882
78.4
74.1
43.8
74.2
42.6
1997
3327.320
555
6975
79.4
68.2
47.0
68.2
46.0
1998
1897.840
555
4390
50.0
39.2
46.1
38.9
45.1
1999
2123.260
555
5504
62.7
30.6
44.5
43.6
45.0
2000
1814.270
555
3767
42.9
37.2
43.8
37.2
44.2
2001
3007.390
555
6393
72.8
61.1
45.3
61.7
45.8
2002
2483.270
555
5135
58.6
51.8
45.8
51.1
46.2
2003
3747.280
555
7275
83.0
76.0
48.0
77.1
48.4
2004
3514.420
555
7138
81.3
72.6
49.7
72.1
50.0
2005
2739.750
555
5612
64.1
57.7
50.2
56.4
50.4
2006
2695.720
545
5712
65.2
56.9
50.6
56.2
50.8
2007
2875.740
545
6301
71.9
60.9
51.2
60.2
51.3
2008
1568.900
520
3356
38.2
34.4
50.3
33.9
50.4
2009
2385.660
520
5597
63.9
52.6
50.4
52.4
50.5
2010
2766.050
520
6173
70.5
60.2
50.9
60.7
51.0
2011
691.070
520
2754
31.4
16.9
49.4
15.2
49.4
2012
2099.690
520
4420
50.3
46.2
49.2
46.0
49.3
2013
1869.000
520
4308
49.2
44.9
49.1
41.0
48.9
2014
2745.120
520
6153
70.2
62.8
49.6
60.3
49.4
2015
2781.990
525
5665
64.7
59.7
50.0
60.5
49.8
2016
3740.040
525
7407
84.3
79.6
51.1
81.1
50.9
2017
3362.550
525
6554
74.8
71.7
51.8
73.1
51.7
2018
2834.300
545
5398
61.6
59.9
52.1
59.4
52.0
2019
-85.830
545
0
0.0
0.0
50.3
0.0
50.2
2020
-92.660
545
0
0.0
0.0
48.6
0.0
48.4
2021
-42.300
545
0
0.0
0.0
48.0
0.0
47.8
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-10
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