CANDU 6 Units in Operation
|
Unit |
Location |
In‑Service
Date |
Gross
Output |
Lifetime Capacity Factor* |
|
Point Lepreau |
Canada |
Feb. 01, 1983 |
680 MWe |
82.5 |
|
Wolsong 1 |
Korea |
Apr. 22, 1983 |
679 MWe |
85.6 |
|
Gentilly 2 |
Canada |
Oct. 01, 1983 |
675 MWe |
79.3** |
|
Embalse |
Argentina |
Jan. 20, 1984 |
648 MWe |
84.8 |
|
Cernavoda 1 |
Romania |
Dec. 02, 1996 |
706 MWe |
87.1 |
|
Wolsong 2 |
Korea |
July 1, 1997 |
715 MWe |
93.3 |
|
Wolsong 3 |
Korea |
July 1, 1998 |
715 MWe |
95.3 |
|
Wolsong 4 |
Korea |
Oct. 1, 1999 |
715 MWe |
96.7 |
|
Qinshan 1 |
China |
Dec. 31, 2002 |
728 MWe |
84.2 |
|
Qinshan 2 |
China |
July 24, 2003 |
728 MWe |
85.1 |
* To the end of December 2005. Source CANDU Owners Group
(COG).
** Gentilly Unit 2 was operated at 50% capacity during much of its first years of operation, due to surplus energy in the grid.