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Diablo Canyon-2, United States

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Westinghouse
Owner	Pg&E Corporation
Model	W (4-loop)
Operator	Pacific Gas And Electric Company
Capacity Net	1118 MWe
Capacity Gross	1197 MWe
Capacity Thermal	3411 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	9 December 1970
Criticality	19 August 1985
Grid Connection	20 October 1985
Commercial Operation	13 March 1986

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	224.23 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	87 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	0	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0	0
1983	0	0	0	0	0
1984	0	0	0	0	0
1985	1093	540.55	1213	0	0
1986	1079	6757.71	7078	86.2	95.4
1987	1079	5728.78	5752	60.6	65.7
1988	1087	6243.35	6086	65.4	69.3
1989	1087	8615.97	8072	90.5	92.2
1990	1087	7578.08	7284	79.6	83.2
1991	1087	7718.47	7420	81.1	84.7
1992	1087	9247.73	8651	96.8	98.5
1993	1087	7796.19	7324	81.9	83.6
1994	1087	7896.1	7439	82.9	84.9
1995	1087	8820.98	8430	92.6	96.2
1996	1087	7932.91	7459	83.1	84.9
1997	1087	8883.55	8441	93.3	96.4
1998	1087	8158.97	7624	85.7	87
1999	1087	8443.69	7902	88.7	90.2
2000	1087	9188.54	8512	96.2	96.9
2001	1087	8658.37	8051	90.9	91.9
2002	1087	9286.06	8663	97.5	98.9
2003	1087	7725.23	7225	81.1	82.5
2004	1087	8017.93	7535	84	85.8
2005	1087	9441.73	8760	99.1	100
2006	1087	8529.6	7734	89.6	88.3
2007	1118	9720.14	8760	99.2	100
2008	1118	7263.1	6578	74	74.9
2009	1118	7998.16	7565	81.7	86.4
2010	1118	9752.48	8760	99.6	100
2011	1118	8751.61	7789	89.4	88.9
2012	1118	9474.76	8609	96.5	98
Total:		224170.74

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS
Note: "0" signifies a zero value, or no data available

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