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
MWe
|
645
MWe
|
675
MWe
|
2156
MWt
|
|
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 2024-09-10