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TABLE 1: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31. DECEMBER 2012
Reactor Unit | Type | Net Capacity [MW(e)] |
Status | Operator | Reactor Supplier |
Construction Date |
First Criticality Date |
First Grid Date |
Commercial Date |
Shutdown Date |
UCF for 2012 |
DUNGENESS-B1 | GCR | 520 | Operational | EDF UK | APC | 1965-10-01 | 1982-12-23 | 1983-04-03 | 1985-04-01 | 44.4 | |
DUNGENESS-B2 | GCR | 520 | Operational | EDF UK | APC | 1965-10-01 | 1985-12-04 | 1985-12-29 | 1989-04-01 | 46.2 | |
HARTLEPOOL-A1 | GCR | 595 | Operational | EDF UK | NPC | 1968-10-01 | 1983-06-24 | 1983-08-01 | 1989-04-01 | 82.5 | |
HARTLEPOOL-A2 | GCR | 585 | Operational | EDF UK | NPC | 1968-10-01 | 1984-09-09 | 1984-10-31 | 1989-04-01 | 87.7 | |
HEYSHAM-A1 | GCR | 585 | Operational | EDF UK | NPC | 1970-12-01 | 1983-04-06 | 1983-07-09 | 1989-04-01 | 73.4 | |
HEYSHAM-A2 | GCR | 575 | Operational | EDF UK | NPC | 1970-12-01 | 1984-06-03 | 1984-10-11 | 1989-04-01 | 58.0 | |
HEYSHAM-B1 | GCR | 610 | Operational | EDF UK | NPC | 1980-08-01 | 1988-06-23 | 1988-07-12 | 1989-04-01 | 77.2 | |
HEYSHAM-B2 | GCR | 610 | Operational | EDF UK | NPC | 1980-08-01 | 1988-11-01 | 1988-11-11 | 1989-04-01 | 95.9 | |
HINKLEY POINT-B1 | GCR | 435 | Operational | EDF UK | TNPG | 1967-09-01 | 1976-09-24 | 1976-10-30 | 1978-10-02 | 72.8 | |
HINKLEY POINT-B2 | GCR | 435 | Operational | EDF UK | TNPG | 1967-09-01 | 1976-02-01 | 1976-02-05 | 1976-09-27 | 90.4 | |
HUNTERSTON-B1 | GCR | 460 | Operational | EDF UK | TNPG | 1967-11-01 | 1976-01-31 | 1976-02-06 | 1976-02-06 | 79.3 | |
HUNTERSTON-B2 | GCR | 430 | Operational | EDF UK | TNPG | 1967-11-01 | 1977-03-27 | 1977-03-31 | 1977-03-31 | 95.4 | |
SIZEWELL-B | PWR | 1191 | Operational | EDF UK | PPC | 1988-07-18 | 1995-01-31 | 1995-02-14 | 1995-09-22 | 89.2 | |
TORNESS 1 | GCR | 595 | Operational | EDF UK | NNC | 1980-08-01 | 1988-03-25 | 1988-05-25 | 1988-05-25 | 93.3 | |
TORNESS 2 | GCR | 595 | Operational | EDF UK | NNC | 1980-08-01 | 1988-12-23 | 1989-02-03 | 1989-02-03 | 71.4 | |
WYLFA 1 | GCR | 490 | Operational | MEL | EE/B&W/T | 1963-09-01 | 1969-11-01 | 1971-01-24 | 1971-11-01 | 60.1 | |
BERKELEY 1 | GCR | 138 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1957-01-01 | 1961-08-01 | 1962-06-12 | 1962-06-12 | 1989-03-31 | |
BERKELEY 2 | GCR | 138 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1957-01-01 | 1962-03-01 | 1962-06-24 | 1962-10-20 | 1988-10-26 | |
BRADWELL 1 | GCR | 123 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1957-01-01 | 1961-08-01 | 1962-07-01 | 1962-07-01 | 2002-03-31 | |
BRADWELL 2 | GCR | 123 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1957-01-01 | 1962-04-01 | 1962-07-06 | 1962-11-12 | 2002-03-30 | |
CALDER HALL 1 | GCR | 49 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1953-08-01 | 1956-05-01 | 1956-08-27 | 1956-10-01 | 2003-03-31 | |
CALDER HALL 2 | GCR | 49 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1953-08-01 | 1956-12-01 | 1957-02-01 | 1957-02-01 | 2003-03-31 | |
CALDER HALL 3 | GCR | 49 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1955-08-01 | 1958-01-01 | 1958-03-01 | 1958-05-01 | 2003-03-31 | |
CALDER HALL 4 | GCR | 49 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1955-08-01 | 1958-12-01 | 1959-04-01 | 1959-04-01 | 2003-03-31 | |
CHAPELCROSS 1 | GCR | 48 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1955-10-01 | 1958-11-09 | 1959-02-01 | 1959-03-01 | 2004-06-29 | |
CHAPELCROSS 2 | GCR | 48 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1955-10-01 | 1959-05-30 | 1959-07-01 | 1959-08-01 | 2004-06-29 | |
CHAPELCROSS 3 | GCR | 48 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1955-10-01 | 1959-08-31 | 1959-11-01 | 1959-12-01 | 2004-06-29 | |
CHAPELCROSS 4 | GCR | 48 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | UKAEA | 1955-10-01 | 1959-12-22 | 1960-01-01 | 1960-03-01 | 2004-06-29 | |
DOUNREAY DFR | FBR | 11 | Permanent Shutdown | UKAEA | UKAEA | 1955-03-01 | 1959-11-14 | 1962-10-01 | 1962-10-01 | 1977-03-01 | |
DOUNREAY PFR | FBR | 234 | Permanent Shutdown | UKAEA | TNPG | 1966-01-01 | 1974-03-01 | 1975-01-10 | 1976-07-01 | 1994-03-31 | |
DUNGENESS-A1 | GCR | 225 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1960-07-01 | 1965-06-01 | 1965-09-21 | 1965-10-28 | 2006-12-31 | |
DUNGENESS-A2 | GCR | 225 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1960-07-01 | 1965-09-01 | 1965-11-01 | 1965-12-30 | 2006-12-31 | |
HINKLEY POINT-A1 | GCR | 235 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | EE/B&W/T | 1957-11-01 | 1964-05-01 | 1965-02-16 | 1965-03-30 | 2000-05-23 | |
HINKLEY POINT-A2 | GCR | 235 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | EE/B&W/T | 1957-11-01 | 1964-10-01 | 1965-03-19 | 1965-05-05 | 2000-05-23 | |
HUNTERSTON-A1 | GCR | 150 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | GEC | 1957-10-01 | 1963-08-01 | 1964-02-05 | 1964-02-05 | 1990-03-30 | |
HUNTERSTON-A2 | GCR | 150 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | GEC | 1957-10-01 | 1964-03-01 | 1964-06-01 | 1964-07-01 | 1989-12-31 | |
OLDBURY-A1 | GCR | 217 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1962-05-01 | 1967-08-01 | 1967-11-07 | 1967-12-31 | 2012-02-29 | 71.8 |
OLDBURY-A2 | GCR | 217 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | TNPG | 1962-05-01 | 1967-12-01 | 1968-04-06 | 1968-09-30 | 2011-06-30 | |
SIZEWELL-A1 | GCR | 210 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | EE/B&W/T | 1961-04-01 | 1965-06-01 | 1966-01-21 | 1966-03-25 | 2006-12-31 | |
SIZEWELL-A2 | GCR | 210 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | EE/B&W/T | 1961-04-01 | 1965-12-01 | 1966-04-09 | 1966-09-15 | 2006-12-31 | |
TRAWSFYNYDD 1 | GCR | 195 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | APC | 1959-07-01 | 1964-09-01 | 1965-01-14 | 1965-03-24 | 1991-02-06 | |
TRAWSFYNYDD 2 | GCR | 195 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | APC | 1959-07-01 | 1964-12-01 | 1965-02-02 | 1965-03-24 | 1991-02-04 | |
WINDSCALE AGR | GCR | 24 | Permanent Shutdown | UKAEA | UKAEA | 1958-11-01 | 1962-08-09 | 1963-02-01 | 1963-03-01 | 1981-04-03 | |
WINFRITH SGHWR | SGHWR | 92 | Permanent Shutdown | UKAEA | ICL/FE | 1963-05-01 | 1967-09-01 | 1967-12-01 | 1968-01-01 | 1990-09-11 | |
WYLFA 2 | GCR | 490 | Permanent Shutdown | MEL | EE/B&W/T | 1963-09-01 | 1970-09-01 | 1971-07-21 | 1972-01-03 | 2012-04-25 | 82.8 |
Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System |