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MZFR
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
-
Kerntechnische Entsorgung Karlsruhe GmbH
KERNKRAFTWERK-BETRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
52
MW
e
50
MW
e
57
MW
e
200
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Dec, 1961
29 Sep, 1965
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
09 Mar, 1966
19 Dec, 1966
Permanent Shutdown Date
03 May, 1984
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
4.79 TW.h
70.8 %
73.3 %
29.2 %
70.6 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1984
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
1966
Data from a trial operation not provided
1967
Data Not Provided
1968
"
1969
"
1970
"
1971
334.400
58
5841
66.7
66.0
NC
65.8
NC
1972
434.900
58
7506
85.4
85.2
NC
85.4
NC
1973
88.000
52
1737
19.8
19.3
NC
19.3
NC
1974
326.200
52
6392
73.0
72.3
61.5
71.6
61.4
1975
327.400
52
6442
73.5
72.6
63.6
71.9
63.4
1976
394.200
51
7693
87.6
87.7
67.4
88.0
67.3
1977
295.000
51
5783
66.0
65.6
67.2
66.0
67.1
1978
389.800
51
7730
88.2
86.6
69.5
87.2
69.5
1979
379.000
52
7747
88.4
83.5
71.0
83.2
71.0
1980
327.000
52
6679
76.0
71.8
71.1
71.6
71.1
1981
248.000
52
5111
58.3
54.4
69.6
54.4
69.6
1982
365.000
52
7677
87.6
80.7
70.5
80.1
70.4
1983
305.000
52
6518
74.4
68.5
70.4
67.0
70.2
1984
131.300
52
2855
98.1
88.8
70.8
86.8
70.6
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-10-03
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