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Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
CANDU 6
NUCLEOELECTRICA ARGENTINA S.A.
NUCLEOELECTRICA ARGENTINA S.A.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
608
MW
e
608
MW
e
656
MW
e
2064
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
31 Mar, 1974
13 Mar, 1983
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
25 Apr, 1983
20 Jan, 1984
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
156.06 TW.h
79.1 %
77.6 %
20.9 %
73.5 %
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
1983
815.400
600
2098
1984
2527.070
600
6355
70.6
68.7
68.7
44.3
44.3
1985
3778.570
600
8170
93.3
93.4
81.6
71.9
58.7
1986
3061.670
600
5847
66.8
66.3
76.4
58.2
58.5
1987
4577.050
600
7951
90.8
87.9
79.3
87.1
65.8
1988
4560.580
600
7798
88.8
88.8
81.3
86.5
70.0
1989
4658.980
600
7804
89.1
89.1
82.6
88.6
73.2
1990
5000.740
600
8404
95.9
95.1
84.4
95.1
76.4
1991
4498.810
600
7855
89.7
85.8
84.6
85.6
77.5
1992
4353.980
600
7440
84.7
81.6
84.2
82.6
78.1
1993
4773.270
600
7956
90.8
90.6
84.9
90.8
79.4
1994
5157.890
600
8575
97.9
97.8
86.0
98.1
81.1
1995
3897.910
600
6541
74.7
74.3
85.1
74.2
80.5
1996
4891.970
600
8176
93.1
92.8
85.7
92.8
81.5
1997
4737.030
600
7821
89.3
89.3
85.9
90.1
82.1
1998
4555.430
600
7629
87.1
86.9
86.0
86.7
82.4
1999
5201.790
598
8700
99.3
99.1
86.8
99.3
83.4
2000
4064.480
643
6837
77.8
78.1
86.3
72.0
82.7
2001
5128.110
600
8564
97.8
97.4
86.9
97.6
83.6
2002
4385.520
600
7401
84.5
83.4
86.7
83.4
83.6
2003
5004.140
600
8367
95.5
95.1
87.1
95.2
84.1
2004
4589.570
600
7704
87.7
87.5
87.1
87.1
84.3
2005
4372.480
600
7341
83.8
83.3
87.0
83.2
84.2
2006
5052.100
600
8455
96.5
96.2
87.4
96.1
84.7
2007
4003.720
600
6771
77.3
76.5
86.9
76.2
84.4
2008
4368.610
600
7382
84.0
82.9
86.8
82.9
84.3
2009
5192.430
600
8705
99.4
98.8
87.2
98.8
84.9
2010
3908.690
600
6701
76.5
74.4
86.7
74.4
84.5
2011
3559.350
600
7405
84.5
67.7
86.1
67.7
83.9
2012
3425.530
600
7214
82.1
65.1
85.3
65.0
83.2
2013
3285.690
600
6841
78.1
69.6
84.8
62.5
82.6
2014
1533.110
600
3678
42.0
99.8
85.3
29.2
80.8
2015
641.360
600
1564
17.8
99.8
85.8
12.2
78.7
2016
0.000
600
0
0.0
0.0
83.1
0.0
76.3
2017
0.000
600
0
0.0
0.0
80.7
0.0
74.0
2018
0.000
600
0
0.0
0.0
78.4
0.0
71.9
2019
3786.170
608
7051
80.5
71.8
78.2
71.1
71.9
2020
4910.140
608
8447
96.2
91.9
78.6
91.9
72.5
2021
4340.060
608
7227
82.5
81.5
78.7
81.5
72.7
2022
4176.480
608
6993
79.8
78.4
78.6
78.4
72.8
2023
5224.060
608
8660
98.9
98.0
79.1
98.1
73.5
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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