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Yankee Rowe, United States

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Westinghouse
Owner	Yankee Atomic Electric Co.
Model	PWR
Operator	Yankee Atomic Electric Co.
Capacity Net	167 MWe
Capacity Gross	180 MWe
Capacity Thermal	600 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 November 1957
Criticality	19 August 1960
Grid Connection	10 November 1960
Commercial Operation	1 July 1961
Shutdown	1 October 1991

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	33.94 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	71.7 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	185	690.2	4712	42.5	53.6
1973	175	1046.1	6244	68.2	71.3
1974	175	911.5	6099	59.5	69.6
1975	175	1193.4	7218	77.8	82.4
1976	175	1252.1	7886	81.4	89.8
1977	175	1025.1	6472	66.9	73.9
1978	175	1193.5	7093	77.8	81
1979	175	1232.2	7147	80.4	81.6
1980	175	291.8	1933	19	22
1981	175	885.1	6516	57.7	74.4
1982	175	882.2	6427	57.6	73.4
1983	174	1343.1	8000	88.1	91.3
1984	167	1026.16	6269	69.9	71.4
1985	167	1181.67	7473	80.8	85.3
1986	167	1392.72	8320	95.2	95
1987	167	1135.61	7099	77.6	81
1988	167	1116.89	7424	76.1	84.5
1989	167	1307.1	7978	89.4	91.1
1990	167	826.4	5272	56.5	60.2
1991	167	992.07	6288	90.4	95.6
1992	0	0	0	0	0
1993	0	0	0	0	0
1994	0	0	0	0	0
1995	0	0	0	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0	0
1998	0	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:		20924.92

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

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