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Millstone-1, United States

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	BWR
Vendor	General Electric (GE)
Operator	Dominion Generation
Capacity Net	641 MWe
Capacity Gross	684 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2011 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 May 1966
Criticality	26 October 1970
Grid Connection	29 November 1970
Commercial Operation	1 March 1971
Shutdown	1 July 1998

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	101.37 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	65.1 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	682	3307.3	5184	55.2	59
1973	515	1877.4	3986	41.6	45.5
1974	652	3604.1	6928	63.1	79.1
1975	651	3897.1	6627	68.3	75.6
1976	649	3757.1	6682	65.9	76.1
1977	648	4820.3	7844	84.9	89.5
1978	654	4654.9	7669	81.2	87.6
1979	654	4224.3	6771	73.7	77.3
1980	654	3394.1	6029	59.1	68.6
1981	654	2528	4515	44.1	51.5
1982	654	4080.8	6995	71.2	79.8
1983	654	5354.3	8375	93.5	95.6
1984	654	4325.87	6918	75.3	78.8
1985	654	4588.35	7251	80.1	82.8
1986	654	5247.94	8174	91.6	93.3
1987	654	4379.43	6825	76.4	77.9
1988	654	5535.72	8604	96.4	98
1989	654	4641.82	7278	81	83.1
1990	654	5094.95	7903	88.9	90.2
1991	654	1776.18	2889	31	33
1992	654	3619.08	5908	63	67.3
1993	641	5273.22	8434	92.4	96.3
1994	641	3292.03	5412	58.6	61.8
1995	641	4349.99	6929	77.5	79.1
1996	641	0	0	0	0
1997	641	0	0	0	0
1998	641	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0	0
2010	0	0	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0	0
Total:		97624.28

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

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