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HARTLEPOOL A-1
Operational
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
590
MW
e
590
MW
e
655
MW
e
1500
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Oct, 1968
24 Jun, 1983
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
01 Aug, 1983
01 Apr, 1989
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
130.03 TW.h
70.2 %
73.5 %
29.8 %
68.7 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
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
1983
Data from a trial operation not provided
1984
836.000
600
3130
1985
584.380
625
1772
1986
1854.670
625
4833
1987
378.350
625
1242
1988
926.590
490
3101
1989
1829.470
420
4683
45.2
72.8
72.8
39.1
39.1
1990
1698.680
510
3486
39.9
40.1
54.5
39.9
39.5
1991
2953.390
625
6791
77.7
75.0
63.1
54.1
45.6
1992
2910.400
510
6156
69.1
63.5
63.2
64.1
50.4
1993
4449.590
605
7802
89.3
87.1
68.6
87.4
58.7
1994
4296.600
605
7716
88.3
81.4
71.0
81.3
62.9
1995
3584.240
605
5937
67.6
67.7
70.4
67.4
63.7
1996
4518.010
605
7691
87.6
85.6
72.5
85.0
66.6
1997
4441.680
605
7644
87.0
83.6
73.9
83.6
68.6
1998
3892.340
605
7108
80.9
73.5
73.8
73.2
69.2
1999
5000.140
605
8369
95.3
94.4
75.8
94.1
71.6
2000
4757.350
605
8153
92.8
88.6
77.0
89.5
73.2
2001
4291.190
605
7301
83.1
80.9
77.3
80.8
73.8
2002
4627.850
605
7965
90.9
87.5
78.1
87.3
74.8
2003
4583.300
605
7856
89.7
86.6
78.7
86.5
75.6
2004
1942.670
605
3385
38.5
36.9
75.9
36.6
73.1
2005
2322.930
605
4829
55.1
43.9
74.0
43.8
71.3
2006
2378.890
595
4291
49.0
45.9
72.4
45.4
69.8
2007
3295.790
595
5680
64.8
63.1
71.9
63.2
69.4
2008
0.000
595
0
0.0
0.0
68.2
0.0
65.9
2009
3945.950
595
6986
79.8
76.0
68.6
75.7
66.4
2010
4407.410
595
7547
86.2
84.2
69.3
84.6
67.2
2011
3102.640
595
5514
63.0
59.9
68.9
59.5
66.9
2012
4301.940
595
7613
86.7
82.5
69.4
82.3
67.5
2013
3992.350
595
7557
86.3
76.9
69.8
76.6
67.9
2014
3158.040
595
5782
66.0
60.9
69.4
60.6
67.6
2015
3043.140
595
6817
77.8
58.8
69.0
58.4
67.3
2016
2787.180
595
5559
63.3
54.4
68.5
53.3
66.8
2017
4672.850
595
8079
92.2
89.9
69.2
89.6
67.6
2018
3539.000
590
6101
69.6
68.7
69.2
68.5
67.6
2019
4340.040
590
7677
87.6
84.2
69.7
84.0
68.1
2020
4581.720
590
8063
91.8
88.6
70.3
88.4
68.8
2021
2865.200
590
5562
63.5
55.9
69.8
55.4
68.4
2022
3574.260
590
6437
73.5
69.8
69.8
69.2
68.4
2023
4199.980
590
7553
86.2
81.6
70.2
81.3
68.7
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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