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HEYSHAM B-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
620
MW
e
615
MW
e
680
MW
e
1550
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Aug, 1980
23 Jun, 1988
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
12 Jul, 1988
01 Apr, 1989
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
145.86 TW.h
78.6 %
83.1 %
21.4 %
77.9 %
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
1988
1653.770
615
2555
1989
2204.460
615
4454
35.1
56.9
56.9
22.2
22.2
1990
1487.040
615
3509
40.2
27.8
40.3
27.7
25.3
1991
1465.400
615
2786
31.9
36.9
39.1
27.3
26.0
1992
4095.950
615
7240
81.3
74.8
48.7
74.8
39.2
1993
4498.150
625
7376
84.4
82.3
55.8
82.7
48.4
1994
4181.110
625
7255
83.0
75.6
59.3
76.6
53.3
1995
5193.850
625
8286
94.3
94.5
64.6
94.6
59.5
1996
4707.350
625
7699
87.6
85.0
67.2
85.7
62.9
1997
4152.780
625
7105
80.9
75.2
68.1
75.6
64.4
1998
5019.390
625
8688
98.9
90.5
70.4
91.4
67.2
1999
4235.450
625
7212
82.1
76.6
71.0
77.2
68.1
2000
4415.350
625
7502
85.4
80.0
71.8
80.4
69.2
2001
5240.970
625
8534
97.2
91.4
73.3
95.5
71.2
2002
4413.960
625
7501
85.6
80.8
73.9
80.6
71.9
2003
5045.340
625
8444
96.4
92.0
75.1
92.2
73.3
2004
4115.670
625
7250
82.5
75.3
75.1
75.0
73.4
2005
4262.480
625
7317
83.5
78.0
75.3
77.8
73.7
2006
4603.970
615
8057
92.0
85.2
75.8
85.1
74.3
2007
4617.340
615
8006
91.4
85.8
76.4
85.7
74.9
2008
3879.330
615
7038
80.1
72.1
76.2
71.8
74.8
2009
4750.200
620
8497
97.0
87.7
76.7
87.6
75.4
2010
5000.040
620
8637
98.6
92.8
77.4
92.1
76.1
2011
3920.770
605
6772
77.3
73.2
77.3
74.0
76.0
2012
4158.330
610
7238
82.4
77.2
77.3
77.6
76.1
2013
4756.060
610
8071
92.1
87.7
77.7
89.0
76.6
2014
5228.250
610
8760
100.0
96.2
78.4
97.8
77.4
2015
4191.060
615
7038
80.3
77.1
78.3
77.8
77.4
2016
5262.550
615
8784
100.0
96.4
79.0
97.4
78.2
2017
5066.320
615
8510
97.2
93.1
79.5
94.0
78.7
2018
3805.180
620
6598
75.3
70.4
79.2
70.1
78.4
2019
5242.900
620
8760
100.0
96.0
79.7
96.5
79.0
2020
4993.670
620
8549
97.3
91.6
80.1
91.7
79.4
2021
2054.150
620
3862
44.1
38.8
78.8
37.8
78.1
2022
3697.110
620
6340
72.4
68.6
78.5
68.1
77.8
2023
4391.000
620
7598
86.7
81.2
78.6
80.8
77.9
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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