Catawba-1, United States

Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Operable
DETAILS
Reactor TypeCommercial Reactor
ProcessPWR
VendorWestinghouse
OwnerNorth Carolina Electric Membership Corp.
ModelW (4-loop) (ICECND)
OperatorDuke Energy Corp.
Capacity Net1146 MWe
Capacity Gross1188 MWe
Capacity Thermal3411 MWt
 
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction1 May 1974
Criticality7 January 1985
Grid Connection22 January 1985
Commercial Operation29 June 1985
 
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life229.55 TWh
Capacity Factor Life84.1 %