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GENTILLY-2
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
CANDU 6
HYDRO QUEBEC
HYDRO QUEBEC
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
635
MW
e
645
MW
e
675
MW
e
2156
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Apr, 1974
11 Sep, 1982
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
04 Dec, 1982
01 Oct, 1983
Permanent Shutdown Date
28 Dec, 2012
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
124.22 TW.h
79.2 %
81.2 %
20.8 %
76.2 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2012
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
1982
Data from a trial operation not provided
1983
937.700
645
1580
71.6
65.9
65.9
65.8
65.8
1984
3426.020
645
6742
76.8
67.8
67.4
60.5
61.6
1985
3189.450
645
6347
72.4
71.1
69.1
56.4
59.3
1986
3792.140
645
7488
85.5
85.8
74.2
67.1
61.7
1987
4658.460
640
7654
87.4
85.5
76.8
83.1
66.7
1988
5283.590
640
8372
95.3
95.3
80.4
94.0
71.9
1989
4870.250
640
7722
88.2
89.5
81.8
86.9
74.3
1990
4080.560
640
7748
88.4
72.9
80.6
72.8
74.1
1991
3925.510
640
6317
72.1
69.9
79.3
70.0
73.6
1992
4701.500
640
7431
84.6
84.8
79.9
83.6
74.7
1993
4827.100
685
7731
88.2
92.4
81.2
80.4
75.2
1994
5405.460
635
8634
98.6
98.6
82.7
97.2
77.2
1995
4518.970
635
7229
82.5
82.5
82.7
81.2
77.5
1996
5241.980
635
8289
94.4
94.4
83.6
94.0
78.7
1997
4217.520
635
6901
78.8
78.8
83.2
75.8
78.5
1998
3825.060
635
6258
71.4
71.4
82.5
68.8
77.9
1999
3793.280
635
6132
70.0
69.9
81.7
68.2
77.3
2000
4886.200
635
7879
89.7
89.7
82.2
87.6
77.9
2001
4711.190
635
7766
88.6
88.3
82.5
84.7
78.3
2002
4532.290
635
7366
84.1
83.4
82.5
81.5
78.4
2003
3567.070
635
5833
66.6
65.2
81.7
64.1
77.7
2004
4875.390
635
7905
90.0
89.2
82.0
87.4
78.2
2005
4486.190
635
7329
83.7
83.5
82.1
80.6
78.3
2006
4595.250
635
7541
86.1
86.1
82.3
82.6
78.5
2007
4328.590
635
7126
81.4
77.8
82.1
77.8
78.4
2008
3648.410
635
6207
70.7
65.4
81.4
65.4
77.9
2009
3611.440
635
6039
68.9
64.9
80.8
64.9
77.4
2010
3490.450
635
5641
64.4
62.8
80.2
62.8
76.9
2011
3490.600
635
5861
66.9
62.8
79.5
62.8
76.4
2012
3911.560
635
7114
81.7
70.7
79.2
70.7
76.2
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-02-15
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