From 20d5eb7cb735dc1ee541a516299a4004c903991c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabian Neumann <fabian.neumann@outlook.de>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:18:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] update nuclear EAF based on 2021-2023 IAEA data (#1236)

---
 data/nuclear_p_max_pu.csv | 31 ++++++++++++++++---------------
 doc/release_notes.rst     |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/nuclear_p_max_pu.csv b/data/nuclear_p_max_pu.csv
index 0fdb5e5b..5a8d1d13 100644
--- a/data/nuclear_p_max_pu.csv
+++ b/data/nuclear_p_max_pu.csv
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 country,factor
-BE,0.796
-BG,0.894
-CZ,0.827
-FI,0.936
-FR,0.71
-DE,0.871
-HU,0.913
-NL,0.868
-RO,0.909
-SK,0.9
-SI,0.913
-ES,0.897
-SE,0.851
-CH,0.87
-GB,0.656
+BE,0.883
+BG,0.876
+CZ,0.839
+FI,0.924
+FR,0.616
+DE,0.926
+HU,0.891
+NL,0.901
+RO,0.906
+SK,0.908
+SI,0.884
+ES,0.883
+SE,0.817
+CH,0.834
+GB,0.684
+UA,0.701
diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index c9359f71..48c10ea6 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Release Notes
 Upcoming Release
 ================
 
+* Updated country-specific Energy Availability Factors (EAFs) for nuclear power
+  plants based on `IAEA 2021-2023 reported country averages
+  <https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/ThreeYrsEnergyAvailabilityFactor.aspx>`__.
+
 * Update GEM Europe Gas Tracker to May 2024 version.
 
 * Add investment period dependent CO2 sequestration potentials