Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4 (Mark 1) |
| Owner | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. |
| Operator | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 11 December 1967 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 24 March 1972 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 20 September 1972 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 30 November 1972 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Monday, 29 December 2014 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 605 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 635 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1912 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 514 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 514 | 1842 | 459.00 | 79.30 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 |
| 1973 | 468 | 5354 | 1814.50 | 61.10 | 70.30 | 72.80 | 44.30 | 44.60 |
| 1974 | 514 | 6495 | 2482.70 | 74.10 | 55.40 | 64.10 | 55.10 | 49.90 |
| 1975 | 504 | 7689 | 3561.30 | 87.80 | 80.50 | 69.50 | 80.70 | 60.00 |
| 1976 | 504 | 6776 | 3260.20 | 77.10 | 73.50 | 70.50 | 73.60 | 63.40 |
| 1977 | 504 | 7456 | 3537.90 | 85.10 | 79.80 | 72.30 | 80.10 | 66.70 |
| 1978 | 504 | 6649 | 3240.70 | 75.90 | 73.40 | 72.50 | 73.40 | 67.80 |
| 1979 | 504 | 7194 | 3449.00 | 82.10 | 77.40 | 73.20 | 78.10 | 69.30 |
| 1980 | 504 | 6271 | 2978.80 | 71.40 | 72.00 | 73.10 | 67.30 | 69.00 |
| 1981 | 504 | 7407 | 3568.50 | 84.60 | 84.80 | 74.40 | 80.80 | 70.30 |
| 1982 | 504 | 8406 | 4174.30 | 96.00 | 96.70 | 76.60 | 94.60 | 72.80 |
| 1983 | 504 | 6072 | 2874.50 | 69.30 | 69.80 | 76.00 | 65.10 | 72.10 |
| 1984 | 504 | 6933 | 3335.83 | 78.90 | 79.00 | 76.20 | 75.40 | 72.30 |
| 1985 | 504 | 6287 | 2999.40 | 71.80 | 71.80 | 75.90 | 67.90 | 72.00 |
| 1986 | 504 | 4280 | 2058.43 | 48.90 | 48.90 | 74.00 | 46.60 | 70.20 |
| 1987 | 504 | 7288 | 3536.41 | 83.20 | 83.20 | 74.60 | 80.10 | 70.80 |
| 1988 | 504 | 8333 | 4113.84 | 94.90 | 94.90 | 75.80 | 92.90 | 72.20 |
| 1989 | 504 | 7372 | 3606.78 | 84.20 | 84.40 | 76.40 | 81.70 | 72.80 |
| 1990 | 504 | 7392 | 3616.27 | 84.40 | 84.70 | 76.80 | 81.90 | 73.30 |
| 1991 | 504 | 8200 | 4108.31 | 93.60 | 93.70 | 77.70 | 93.00 | 74.30 |
| 1992 | 504 | 7680 | 3734.59 | 87.40 | 87.60 | 78.20 | 84.40 | 74.80 |
| 1993 | 504 | 6860 | 3372.15 | 78.30 | 78.60 | 78.20 | 76.40 | 74.90 |
| 1994 | 504 | 8600 | 4315.55 | 98.20 | 98.20 | 79.10 | 97.80 | 75.90 |
| 1995 | 510 | 7554 | 3858.50 | 86.20 | 86.60 | 79.40 | 86.80 | 76.40 |
| 1996 | 510 | 7422 | 3798.79 | 84.50 | 84.90 | 79.70 | 84.80 | 76.80 |
| 1997 | 510 | 8358 | 4266.87 | 95.40 | 95.60 | 80.30 | 95.50 | 77.50 |
| 1998 | 510 | 6690 | 3358.70 | 76.40 | 76.60 | 80.20 | 75.20 | 77.40 |
| 1999 | 510 | 7936 | 4059.11 | 90.60 | 90.50 | 80.60 | 90.90 | 77.90 |
| 2000 | 510 | 8738 | 4548.07 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 81.20 | 101.50 | 78.80 |
| 2001 | 510 | 8145 | 4171.12 | 93.00 | 93.10 | 81.70 | 93.40 | 79.30 |
| 2002 | 510 | 7966 | 3962.62 | 90.90 | 91.00 | 82.00 | 88.70 | 79.60 |
| 2003 | 510 | 8612 | 4444.15 | 98.30 | 98.30 | 82.50 | 99.50 | 80.20 |
| 2004 | 510 | 7599 | 3858.02 | 86.50 | 86.60 | 82.60 | 86.10 | 80.40 |
| 2005 | 506 | 8212 | 4106.45 | 93.70 | 93.80 | 83.00 | 92.60 | 80.80 |
| 2006 | 605 | 8760 | 5106.56 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 83.50 | 104.50 | 81.60 |
| 2007 | 620 | 8114 | 4703.73 | 92.60 | 92.60 | 83.80 | 86.60 | 81.70 |
| 2008 | 620 | 8253 | 4895.05 | 94.00 | 94.00 | 84.20 | 89.90 | 82.00 |
| 2009 | 620 | 8760 | 5360.61 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 84.70 | 98.70 | 82.60 |
| 2010 | 620 | 7946 | 4782.47 | 90.70 | 90.70 | 84.90 | 88.10 | 82.70 |
| 2011 | 620 | 8152 | 4924.22 | 93.10 | 93.10 | 85.10 | 90.70 | 83.00 |
| 2012 | 605 | 8784 | 5016.28 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.60 | 94.40 | 83.30 |
| 2013 | 605 | 8123 | 4866.02 | 92.70 | 92.70 | 85.80 | 91.80 | 83.50 |
| 2014 | 605 | 8700 | 5083.96 | 99.90 | 99.30 | 86.10 | 96.50 | 83.90 |