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Oconee-3, United States

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Babcock & Wilcox (B&W)
Owner	Duke Energy Corp.
Model	B&W (L-loop)
Operator	Duke Energy Corp.
Capacity Net	846 MWe
Capacity Gross	891 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2568 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	6 November 1967
Criticality	5 September 1974
Grid Connection	18 September 1974
Commercial Operation	16 December 1974

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	226.87 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	79.9 %

The Oconee nuclear power plant in the USA. [Image: Areva]

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	871	5037.4	6761	66	77.2
1976	871	4758	6072	62.2	69.1
1977	860	5268.7	6545	69.9	74.7
1978	860	6064.3	7444	80.5	85
1979	860	3278.9	4038	43.5	46.1
1980	860	5224.6	6414	69.2	73
1981	860	5641.4	6835	74.9	78
1982	860	2128.4	2826	28.2	32.3
1983	860	7099.1	8436	94.2	96.3
1984	860	5355.51	6474	70.9	73.7
1985	860	4860.76	6071	64.5	69.3
1986	860	6064.31	7781	80.5	88.8
1987	860	5094.42	6068	67.6	69.3
1988	846	5965.75	7190	80.3	81.8
1989	846	6337.39	7585	85.5	86.6
1990	846	7427.84	8712	100.2	99.4
1991	846	5594.62	6691	75.5	76.4
1992	846	5448.23	6634	73.3	75.5
1993	846	7393.76	8647	99.8	98.7
1994	846	5670.82	6781	76.5	77.4
1995	846	6467.84	7625	87.3	87
1996	846	5454.03	6429	73.4	73.2
1997	846	4652.64	5633	62.8	64.3
1998	846	5786.35	7026	78.1	80.2
1999	846	7369.54	8676	99.4	99
2000	846	6577.84	7729	88.5	88
2001	846	5398.55	6355	72.8	72.6
2002	846	7465.52	8688	100.7	99.2
2003	846	6318.01	7467	85.2	85.2
2004	846	5747.05	6698	77.3	76.2
2005	846	7236.99	8395	97.6	95.8
2006	846	6716.23	7804	90.6	89.1
2007	846	6461.88	7498	87.2	85.6
2008	846	7575.11	8717	101.9	99.2
2009	846	6974.69	8041	94.1	91.8
2010	846	6778.51	7889	91.5	90.1
2011	846	7602.37	8730	102.6	99.7
2012	846	6411.91	7469	86.3	85
Total:		226709.27

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

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