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HUNTERSTON A-2
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
GCR
MAGNOX
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
MAGNOX, LTD
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
150
MW
e
150
MW
e
173
MW
e
595
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Oct, 1957
01 Mar, 1964
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
01 Jun, 1964
01 Jul, 1964
Permanent Shutdown Date
31 Dec, 1989
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
28.67 TW.h
81.0 %
94.5 %
19.0 %
81.6 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1989
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
1964
Data Not Provided
1965
"
1966
"
1967
"
1968
"
1969
"
1970
1320.500
170
0
0.0
84.7
NC
88.7
NC
1971
1288.300
167
8719
99.8
88.3
NC
88.3
NC
1972
1146.700
167
8736
100.0
76.4
NC
78.6
NC
1973
969.000
143
8717
99.8
77.9
NC
77.6
NC
1974
1063.800
143
8736
100.0
85.5
NC
85.2
NC
1975
1111.600
143
8691
99.5
89.3
83.7
89.0
84.6
1976
1107.000
150
8904
100.0
82.9
83.6
82.9
84.4
1977
1093.000
150
8697
99.6
83.0
83.5
83.4
84.2
1978
1064.650
150
8736
100.0
81.2
83.2
81.2
83.9
1979
1049.000
150
8736
100.0
79.9
82.9
80.0
83.6
1980
1044.500
150
8736
100.0
79.7
82.6
79.7
83.2
1981
944.300
150
8830
99.2
70.8
81.6
70.7
82.2
1982
923.700
150
8736
100.0
70.5
80.8
70.5
81.3
1983
1059.500
150
8688
99.4
80.0
80.8
80.8
81.2
1984
1083.500
150
8712
99.7
82.7
80.9
82.7
81.4
1985
1121.300
150
8697
99.6
85.5
81.2
85.6
81.6
1986
1144.600
150
8646
99.0
85.3
81.4
87.4
81.9
1987
1132.300
150
8567
96.2
84.4
81.6
84.8
82.1
1988
992.950
150
8652
99.0
74.8
81.2
75.8
81.8
1989
1013.050
150
8736
100.0
77.2
81.0
77.3
81.6
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-18
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