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Crystal River-3, United States

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PWR
Vendor	Babcock & Wilcox (B&W)
Owner	Duke Energy Corp.
Model	B&W (L-loop)
Operator	Progress Energy
Capacity Net	860 MWe
Capacity Gross	890 MWe
Capacity Thermal	2568 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	25 September 1968
Criticality	14 January 1977
Grid Connection	30 January 1977
Commercial Operation	13 March 1977
Shutdown	5 February 2013

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	167.55 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	64.7 %

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	818	4037.7	5916	67.2	80.6
1978	797	2603	3627	37.3	41.4
1979	797	3761.8	5153	53.9	58.8
1980	785	3353.5	4663	48.6	53.1
1981	782	4083.7	5444	59.6	62.2
1982	806	4915.7	6651	69.6	75.9
1983	806	3772.3	5149	53.4	58.8
1984	821	6478.93	8295	89.8	94.4
1985	821	2863.58	4171	39.8	47.6
1986	821	2653.21	3659	36.9	41.8
1987	821	3620.78	5263	50.3	60.1
1988	821	5768.06	7375	80	84
1989	821	2930	4190	40.7	47.8
1990	821	4142.92	5421	57.6	61.9
1991	821	5457.19	7136	75.9	81.5
1992	821	5315.9	6633	73.7	75.5
1993	821	6080	7409	84.5	84.6
1994	818	5939.86	7292	82.8	83.2
1995	818	7234.95	8733	101	99.7
1996	818	2417.37	3107	33.6	35.4
1997	818	0	0	0	0
1998	818	6481.87	7777	90.5	88.8
1999	818	6373.09	7677	88.9	87.6
2000	843	7197.73	8555	97.2	97.4
2001	834	6514.19	7784	89.2	88.9
2002	834	7300.31	8692	99.9	99.2
2003	834	6579.43	7911	90.1	90.3
2004	838	7303.31	8584	99.2	97.7
2005	838	6350.94	7672	86.5	87.6
2006	838	6953.73	8220	94.7	93.8
2007	838	6672.89	7896	90.9	90.1
2008	838	7000.06	8208	95.1	93.4
2009	860	5387.74	6294	71.5	71.8
2010	860	0	0	0	0
2011	860	0	0	0	0
2012	860	0	0	0	0
Total:		167545.74

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

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