1987 Performance Record of German Nuclear Power Plants.

By late 1987, 21 nuclear generating units with an aggregate 19,946 MWe were in operation in the Federal Republic of Germany. They generated 130,582 GWh in 1987, which is 9. 1% more than the 119,666 GWh produced in 1986. The ten units with design powers of up to 1000 MW, which have an aggregate generating capacity of 5510 MWe, converted a gross 38,860. 1 GWh of nuclear energy into electrical energy. Excluding the AVR Juelich and KNK II Karlsruhe experimental nuclear power plants and the THTR-300 prototype nuclear power station at Hamm-Uentrop, the seven plants in commercial operation throughout 1987 attained an average availability in terms of time of 87. 1% (1986:83. 1%) and an average capacity availability of 85. 0% (80. 3%). The unplanned share in the nonavailability of capacity in 1987 averaged 2. 4%.