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ATUCHA-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
PHWR KWU
NUCLEOELECTRICA ARGENTINA S.A.
NUCLEOELECTRICA ARGENTINA S.A.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
340
MW
e
319
MW
e
362
MW
e
1179
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
31 May, 1968
12 Jan, 1974
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
18 Mar, 1974
23 Jun, 1974
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
105.72 TW.h
74.4 %
77.9 %
25.6 %
72.5 %
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
1974
947.500
319
4458
66.0
50.3
50.3
50.3
50.3
1975
2357.800
319
7730
88.2
85.6
73.8
84.4
73.0
1976
2408.600
319
7808
88.9
86.9
79.0
86.0
78.2
1977
1537.000
345
4650
53.1
53.0
71.3
52.2
70.4
1978
2711.810
345
8026
91.6
90.9
75.9
89.7
74.9
1979
2503.700
335
7551
86.2
84.1
77.4
85.3
76.9
1980
2180.500
335
6947
79.1
73.5
76.8
74.1
76.4
1981
2647.600
335
8120
92.7
89.7
78.5
90.2
78.3
1982
1753.600
335
5600
63.9
59.2
76.2
59.8
76.1
1983
2356.000
335
8101
92.5
78.4
76.5
80.3
76.5
1984
1706.120
335
8678
98.8
98.7
78.6
58.0
74.8
1985
1470.450
335
7159
81.7
91.6
79.7
50.1
72.6
1986
2204.960
335
7532
86.0
75.8
79.4
75.1
72.8
1987
1405.800
335
4391
50.1
49.2
77.2
47.9
70.9
1988
808.100
335
2515
28.6
27.1
73.7
27.5
67.9
1989
0.000
335
0
0.0
0.0
68.9
0.0
63.5
1990
1722.590
335
7201
82.2
58.7
68.3
58.7
63.2
1991
2721.890
335
8390
95.8
92.6
69.7
92.8
64.9
1992
2230.240
335
7089
80.7
76.3
70.0
75.8
65.5
1993
2403.660
335
7287
83.2
82.2
70.7
81.9
66.4
1994
2651.860
335
7916
90.4
90.4
71.6
90.4
67.5
1995
2671.710
335
8376
95.6
92.3
72.6
91.0
68.6
1996
2038.800
335
6990
79.6
70.6
72.5
69.3
68.7
1997
2720.140
335
8329
95.1
93.4
73.4
92.7
69.7
1998
2374.360
335
7242
82.7
81.3
73.7
80.9
70.1
1999
1395.500
335
4364
49.8
47.8
72.7
47.6
69.2
2000
1677.850
335
5038
57.4
56.8
72.1
57.0
68.8
2001
1425.960
335
4407
50.3
48.7
71.2
48.6
68.0
2002
1011.500
335
3030
34.6
34.6
70.0
34.5
66.9
2003
2020.600
335
6094
69.6
68.8
69.9
68.8
66.9
2004
2725.010
335
8250
93.9
92.2
70.6
92.6
67.8
2005
1997.960
335
7004
80.0
68.5
70.6
68.1
67.8
2006
2100.550
335
6403
73.1
72.1
70.6
71.6
67.9
2007
2718.740
335
8300
94.8
93.8
71.3
92.6
68.6
2008
2481.260
335
7562
86.1
85.3
71.7
84.3
69.1
2009
2397.180
335
7296
83.3
82.9
72.0
81.7
69.5
2010
2782.750
335
8560
97.7
95.5
72.7
94.8
70.2
2011
2334.460
335
7289
83.2
79.6
72.9
79.6
70.4
2012
2477.360
335
7521
85.6
84.2
73.2
84.2
70.8
2013
2449.530
340
7310
83.4
82.6
73.4
82.8
71.1
2014
2631.710
340
7875
89.9
88.8
73.8
88.4
71.5
2015
1951.350
340
6109
69.7
66.0
73.6
65.5
71.4
2016
2476.820
340
7700
87.7
83.3
73.8
82.9
71.6
2017
2359.660
340
7832
89.4
79.7
74.0
79.2
71.8
2018
2274.090
340
7393
84.4
76.3
74.0
76.4
71.9
2019
2392.400
340
7341
83.8
80.3
74.2
80.3
72.1
2020
2680.410
340
8067
91.8
89.8
74.5
89.8
72.5
2021
2318.780
340
7243
82.7
77.8
74.6
77.8
72.6
2022
2034.010
340
6528
74.5
68.3
74.4
68.3
72.5
2023
2197.120
340
6855
78.2
73.8
74.4
73.8
72.5
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-10-03
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