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Oconee-1, 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	19 April 1973
Grid Connection	6 May 1973
Commercial Operation	15 July 1973

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	228.44 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	77.5 %

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