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HEYSHAM B-2
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
01 Nov, 1988
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
11 Nov, 1988
01 Apr, 1989
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
142.31 TW.h
77.5 %
82.0 %
22.5 %
76.8 %
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
407.730
615
956
1989
3825.570
615
6989
73.9
74.4
74.4
63.8
63.8
1990
783.970
615
1901
21.8
14.9
40.5
14.6
35.8
1991
2423.970
615
4453
51.0
53.4
45.2
45.1
39.2
1992
3486.520
615
6198
69.6
64.7
50.5
63.7
45.8
1993
4384.850
625
7125
81.6
79.6
56.6
80.6
53.2
1994
4435.320
625
7723
88.4
80.8
60.9
81.2
58.1
1995
4498.830
625
7249
82.5
82.3
64.1
82.0
61.6
1996
4265.350
625
7103
80.9
78.4
65.9
77.7
63.7
1997
4780.700
625
8021
91.3
85.5
68.2
87.1
66.4
1998
4209.730
625
7574
86.2
76.2
69.0
76.7
67.5
1999
2987.210
625
4987
56.8
54.6
67.7
54.4
66.3
2000
5001.880
625
8660
98.6
90.5
69.6
91.1
68.4
2001
4234.220
625
7103
80.9
90.8
71.3
77.1
69.1
2002
5010.340
625
8521
97.3
91.5
72.8
91.5
70.7
2003
4582.830
625
7712
88.0
83.8
73.5
83.7
71.6
2004
4244.160
625
7383
84.0
77.5
73.8
77.3
72.0
2005
5056.800
625
8564
97.8
92.3
74.9
92.4
73.2
2006
4816.700
615
8293
94.7
89.1
75.7
89.0
74.1
2007
4046.740
615
7104
81.1
74.9
75.6
75.1
74.1
2008
4709.310
620
8252
93.9
86.7
76.2
86.6
74.8
2009
4012.100
620
7268
83.0
74.2
76.1
73.9
74.7
2010
1437.400
620
2719
31.0
27.2
73.8
26.5
72.5
2011
4545.680
605
7968
91.0
85.0
74.3
85.8
73.1
2012
5214.030
610
8784
100.0
95.8
75.2
97.3
74.1
2013
4057.170
610
6945
79.3
75.2
75.2
75.9
74.2
2014
5211.770
610
8713
99.5
95.3
76.0
97.5
75.0
2015
5249.040
615
8760
100.0
96.2
76.7
97.4
75.9
2016
4319.050
615
7214
82.1
79.1
76.8
80.0
76.0
2017
5182.120
615
8760
100.0
95.5
77.5
96.2
76.7
2018
5116.170
620
8624
98.4
94.2
78.0
94.2
77.3
2019
5042.290
620
8635
98.6
92.8
78.5
92.8
77.8
2020
3948.620
620
6782
77.2
72.8
78.3
72.5
77.6
2021
3733.110
620
7143
81.5
69.2
78.0
68.7
77.4
2022
4213.260
620
7249
82.8
77.9
78.0
77.6
77.4
2023
3168.390
620
5437
62.1
59.0
77.5
58.3
76.8
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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