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Davis Besse-1, United States

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Babcock & Wilcox (B&W)
Owner	Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Model	B&W (R-loop)
Operator	First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.
Capacity Net	894 MWe
Capacity Gross	925 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2817 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 September 1970
Criticality	12 August 1977
Grid Connection	28 August 1977
Commercial Operation	31 July 1978

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	181.28 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	67.6 %

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	906	709.4	1452	0	0
1978	906	2614.5	4263	39.3	54.7
1979	906	3129.1	4139	39.4	47.2
1980	892	2093.6	3171	26.7	36.1
1981	888	4363.4	5902	56.1	67.4
1982	874	3218.1	4508	42	51.5
1983	874	4883.3	6389	63.8	72.9
1984	874	4291.56	5486	55.9	62.4
1985	860	1942.92	2729	25.7	31.2
1986	860	3.49	116	0	1.3
1987	860	5063.98	7308	67.2	83.4
1988	860	1164.4	1891	15.4	21.5
1989	860	7322.11	8506	96	97.1
1990	874	4161.47	4867	54.4	55.6
1991	874	5843.86	6962	76.3	79.5
1992	877	7650.49	8742	99.3	99.5
1993	868	6083.4	7246	79.7	82.7
1994	868	6385	7667	84	87.5
1995	871	7670.57	8760	100.8	100
1996	873	6456.29	7452	84.3	84.8
1997	873	7183.36	8184	93.9	93.4
1998	873	6130.68	7181	80.2	82
1999	873	7369.99	8311	96.4	94.9
2000	882	6770.53	7633	87.9	86.9
2001	882	7690.85	8738	99.5	99.8
2002	882	929.02	1081	12	12.3
2003	882	0	0	0	0
2004	882	5778.43	6628	74.6	75.5
2005	873	7177.43	8125	93.8	92.8
2006	891	6375.42	7265	81.7	82.9
2007	879	7705.8	8712	100.1	99.4
2008	894	6829.44	7621	88	86.8
2009	879	7609.61	8361	98.8	95.4
2010	894	5188.16	5851	66.2	66.8
2011	894	6339.24	7012	81	80
2012	894	7101.7	7868	90.4	89.6
Total:		181230.6

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

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