Published March 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Beznau I: 100 000 hours of service

Creators

  • 1. Brown, Boveri und Co. Ltd., Baden (Switzerland)

Description

In Switzerland's first commercial nuclear power station, Beznau I, January 3, 1984 did not pass unnoticed: on this day the two turbosets ran up, within only eight hours of each other, the round figure of 100 000 hours in service. The two machines, with a total rating of 364 MW, were synchronized with the power system for the first time in July, 1969. Since entering commercial service on December 31, 1969, Beznau I had achieved by the end of 1983 an average load factor of 75.4%. (Auth.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Brown Boveri Rev.
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
3-4
Series
Brown Boveri Rev.
Journal Page Range
187-188
ISSN
0007-2486