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BIBLIS-A
(KWB A)
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
PWR
RWE Power AG
RWE Power AG
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1167
MW
e
1146
MW
e
1225
MW
e
3517
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jan, 1970
16 Jul, 1974
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
25 Aug, 1974
26 Feb, 1975
Permanent Shutdown Date
06 Aug, 2011
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
232.78 TW.h
68.3 %
68.7 %
31.7 %
63.1 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2011
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
781.600
1146
1840
1975
7916.600
1146
7231
87.7
84.8
84.8
84.8
84.8
1976
5102.800
1146
4617
52.6
52.7
67.3
50.7
66.2
1977
6164.500
1089
5970
68.2
65.4
66.7
64.6
65.7
1978
7067.100
1089
6524
74.5
70.0
67.5
74.1
67.8
1979
6569.000
1089
7507
85.7
87.4
71.6
68.9
68.0
1980
3855.000
1146
4119
46.9
42.4
66.4
38.3
62.8
1981
6844.300
1146
6288
71.8
69.6
66.9
68.2
63.6
1982
8994.300
1146
7723
88.2
86.6
69.4
89.6
67.0
1983
7766.000
1146
6783
77.4
75.8
70.2
77.4
68.2
1984
6901.000
1146
6175
70.3
67.9
69.9
68.6
68.2
1985
7564.870
1146
6797
77.6
75.1
70.4
75.4
68.9
1986
6968.100
1146
7227
82.5
76.9
71.0
69.4
68.9
1987
7467.800
1146
7154
81.7
80.9
71.8
74.4
69.4
1988
5985.450
1146
6594
75.1
72.5
71.8
59.5
68.6
1989
6430.970
1146
5904
67.4
66.9
71.5
64.1
68.3
1990
5052.680
1146
4676
53.4
53.1
70.3
50.3
67.2
1991
6930.970
1146
6778
77.4
76.3
70.7
69.0
67.3
1992
6884.790
1146
7024
80.0
79.6
71.2
68.4
67.4
1993
8240.740
1146
8558
97.7
97.4
72.6
82.1
68.1
1994
7483.590
1146
6697
76.4
76.8
72.8
74.6
68.5
1995
2509.390
1167
2655
30.3
30.0
70.7
24.8
66.3
1996
4012.520
1167
3503
39.9
39.7
69.2
39.1
65.0
1997
8002.260
1167
7648
87.3
87.0
70.0
78.3
65.6
1998
10042.350
1167
8752
99.9
99.7
71.3
98.2
67.0
1999
7251.150
1167
6865
78.4
78.0
71.6
70.9
67.2
2000
5910.110
1167
5497
62.6
62.5
71.2
57.6
66.8
2001
9532.040
1167
8334
95.1
94.9
72.1
93.2
67.8
2002
6167.670
1167
5988
68.4
68.0
72.0
60.3
67.6
2003
2695.760
1167
2406
27.5
26.6
70.4
26.4
66.1
2004
9645.470
1167
8395
95.6
95.2
71.2
94.1
67.1
2005
7355.950
1167
6489
74.1
72.7
71.3
72.0
67.2
2006
6994.490
1167
6190
70.7
69.3
71.2
68.4
67.2
2007
0.000
1167
0
0.0
0.0
69.0
0.0
65.2
2008
8472.840
1167
7783
88.6
85.2
69.5
82.6
65.7
2009
1012.970
1167
1393
15.9
15.8
67.9
9.9
64.1
2010
4674.750
1167
6093
69.6
63.3
67.8
45.7
63.6
2011
2111.320
1167
1845
36.3
99.7
68.3
35.6
63.1
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-10
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