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ATUCHA-2
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
693
MW
e
692
MW
e
745
MW
e
2160
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
13 Jul, 1981
03 Jun, 2014
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
27 Jun, 2014
26 May, 2016
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
28.24 TW.h
45.8 %
64.5 %
54.2 %
45.6 %
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
2014
1093.350
692
3071
2015
3925.920
692
6928
2016
5200.540
692
8063
89.5
84.6
84.6
83.8
83.8
2017
3356.610
693
5130
58.6
56.3
66.8
55.3
65.8
2018
4178.880
693
6448
73.6
68.8
67.6
68.8
67.0
2019
1748.390
693
7001
79.9
28.8
56.8
28.8
56.3
2020
2421.870
693
6155
70.1
39.8
53.0
39.8
52.7
2021
3510.880
693
7217
82.4
57.8
53.9
57.8
53.6
2022
1259.030
693
3381
38.6
20.7
48.9
20.7
48.6
2023
1541.930
693
2958
33.8
25.4
45.8
25.4
45.6
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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