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DUNGENESS-B1
(
Operational
)
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
GCR
AGR
Edf Energy
Edf Energy
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
520
MW
e
607
MW
e
615
MW
e
1500
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
01 Oct, 1965
23 Dec, 1982
03 Apr, 1983
01 Apr, 1985
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
77.00 TW.h
42.1 %
51.9 %
57.9 %
41.4 %
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
1983
Data from a trial operation not provided
1984
598.000
600
2319
1985
2438.250
450
6117
67.8
62.8
62.8
61.9
61.9
1986
1172.560
450
4447
50.9
29.1
43.5
29.8
43.6
1987
210.320
450
1179
13.2
6.5
29.9
5.2
29.5
1988
1233.940
450
3857
44.2
33.3
30.8
31.4
30.0
1989
647.200
360
2650
30.3
24.8
29.6
18.0
27.6
1990
757.960
360
5093
58.3
26.3
29.2
24.1
27.1
1991
2656.180
415
7329
83.9
74.5
35.6
74.0
33.8
1992
1052.260
520
2670
30.0
27.4
34.5
26.7
32.8
1993
3493.160
540
7138
81.7
77.0
40.2
77.4
38.8
1994
2385.680
555
4676
53.5
49.2
41.4
49.2
40.1
1995
873.720
555
1587
18.1
18.2
38.8
17.9
37.6
1996
2516.970
555
5311
60.5
51.6
40.1
51.6
39.1
1997
2078.190
555
4549
51.8
42.9
40.3
42.6
39.4
1998
2198.300
555
5716
65.1
47.0
40.9
45.1
39.9
1999
1584.200
555
4752
54.1
33.0
40.3
32.5
39.3
2000
409.640
555
1201
13.7
8.4
38.0
8.4
37.1
2001
3049.090
555
7108
80.9
61.9
39.6
62.5
38.8
2002
2167.580
555
5043
57.6
45.5
40.0
44.6
39.1
2003
2482.860
555
5212
59.5
51.9
40.7
51.1
39.8
2004
3082.470
555
6305
71.8
63.8
42.0
63.2
41.2
2005
2955.140
555
6039
68.9
61.6
43.0
60.8
42.2
2006
2453.840
545
5246
59.9
51.6
43.4
51.2
42.6
2007
2981.310
545
6447
73.6
63.3
44.4
62.4
43.6
2008
1999.900
520
4467
50.8
43.7
44.3
43.3
43.6
2009
1627.030
520
3527
40.3
36.0
44.0
35.7
43.2
2010
948.940
520
3233
36.9
20.8
43.1
20.8
42.4
2011
655.600
520
2517
28.7
16.1
42.0
14.4
41.3
2012
1979.080
520
4632
52.7
44.4
42.1
43.3
41.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data are from the PRIS database. Last update on 2013-05-23
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