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Operation of nuclear power stations 1982 (1983)
| Author | EEG Eurostat |
| Date | June 1983 |
| Classification | 6.01.0.20/07 (IMPORTANCE WORLDWIDE) |
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ON-STREAM OPERATION OF COMMUNITY NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS IN 1982 Four new nuclear power stations (two in France, one in Belgium and one in the United Kingdom) were commissioned in the Community 1982 producing between them 3 280 MW net. This is an increase which is well down on those recorded in the 1980 and 1981, although still substantial and consistent with the average for the 1974 - 1979 period. The new power stations are of the PWR type (France and Belgium generating 2 680 MW net via this system) and of the AGR type (used in the United Kingdom and generating 600 MW net). This boosts share of PWR capacity to 69.4% of the Community's total nuclear capacity. Furthermore, in view of the fact that the power stations currently being built are mainly of the PWR type (45 600 MW out of a total of 58 800), this is a trend which is destined to become even more marked in the years ahead. No power station was decommissioned in 1982. After making the due allowances for adjustments, total net installed capacity in the Community had reached 44 537 MW by the end of the year, one half of which was accounted for by France alone (52.3%), which thus ranks second in the world in terms of installed capacity and nuclear generation of electricity (24 300 MW gross and 109 TWh gross respectively) behind the United States (61 700 MW gross and 296 TWh) and ahead of the Soviet Union (20 250 MW gross and 100 TWh) and Japan (17 300 MW gross and 99.6 TWh). Net total production of nuclear-generated electricity in the Community stood at 227 TWh in 1982, an increase of 12.1% compared with 1981. The lion's share of this came from PWR power stations (70.4%), GCR stations accounting for 15.4%, AGR for 5.4% and BWR for 7.7%. 18.9% of the Community's electricity was nuclear-derived in 1982, compared with 16.7% in 1981. This figure is comparable to that for Japan (19.1%) and higher than that for the United States and Canada (12.3% and 11.2% respectively). Significant differences exist, however, at the national level, the highest figures being 38.7% and 30.8%, achieved in France and in Belgium respectively. The rise in production is due, on the one hand, to the full utilization of capacity commissioned in 1981, and, on the other, to an across-the-board boost in the performance of the other power stations. The mean load factor in the Community rose from 60.7% in 1981 to 61.4% in 1982, with an appreciable improvement in all countries apart from France. There was also an improvement in the average energy availability factor which rose from 63.2% (1981) to 64.0% (1982). This level of availability would have permitted a mean utilization period of over 5 600 hours compared with the 5 374 hours actually recorded. It should be noted that the gap between availability and utilization has widened, showing that nuclear power stations are no longer used exclusively as base-load power stations.
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