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Columbia (WNP-2), United States

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	BWR
Vendor	General Electric (GE)
Owner	Energy Northwest
Model	BWR-5 (Mark 2)
Operator	Energy Northwest
Capacity Net	1107 MWe
Capacity Gross	1173 MWe
Capacity Thermal	3486 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 August 1972
Criticality	19 January 1984
Grid Connection	27 May 1984
Commercial Operation	13 December 1984

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	198.08 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	72.4 %

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	1103	1458.42	2393	84.6	90.7
1985	1095	5176.39	6624	53.7	75.6
1986	1095	5183.2	6133	54	70
1987	1095	5397.98	5979	56.3	68.2
1988	1095	6000.36	6020	62.4	68.5
1989	1095	6127.94	6680	63.9	76.3
1990	1095	5791.26	5752	60.4	65.7
1991	1085	4272.55	4194	44.8	47.9
1992	1085	5705.42	5505	59.9	62.7
1993	1086	7141.96	6757	73.6	77.1
1994	1086	6753.81	6500	71	74.2
1995	1099	6947.98	6680	72.7	76.3
1996	1107	5562.63	5999	57.2	68.3
1997	1107	6129.89	6248	63.2	71.3
1998	1107	6922.83	6373	71.4	72.8
1999	1107	6099.69	6018	62.9	68.7
2000	1107	8605.23	8385	88.5	95.5
2001	1107	8257.71	7553	85.2	86.2
2002	1107	8981.29	8528	92.6	97.4
2003	1107	7614.87	7039	78.5	80.4
2004	1107	8981.58	8222	92.4	93.6
2005	1108	8242.27	7537	84.9	86
2006	1131	9328.28	8568	94.2	97.8
2007	1131	8108.56	7481	81.8	85.4
2008	1131	9269.64	8592	93.3	97.8
2009	1131	6634.01	6382	67	72.8
2010	1131	9241.13	8760	93.3	100
2011	1131	4806.28	4466	48.5	51
2012	1107	9333.71	8545	96	97.3
Total:		198076.87

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

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