Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model W (4-loop) (ICECND)
Owner Tennessee Valley Authority
Operator Tennessee Valley Authority

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 20 July 1973
First Criticality Monday, 1 January 1996
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 6 February 1996
Commercial Operation Monday, 27 May 1996

Specifications

Capacity Net 1157 MWe
Capacity Gross 1210 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3459 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1218 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 (%)
1996 1117 5491 5544.23 91.20 90.60 90.60 88.80 88.80
1997 1117 7269 7600.09 83.00 82.30 85.30 77.70 81.70
1998 1118 8672 9680.98 99.00 99.00 90.60 98.90 88.40
1999 1118 7606 8267.43 86.80 86.80 89.60 84.40 87.30
2000 1118 8124 9076.39 92.50 92.50 90.20 92.40 88.40
2001 1125 8419 9626.58 96.10 96.10 91.30 97.50 90.10
2002 1125 7998 9079.35 91.30 91.30 91.30 92.10 90.40
2003 1121 7551 8549.61 86.20 86.20 90.60 86.90 89.90
2004 1121 8680 9856.92 98.80 98.80 91.60 100.10 91.10
2005 1121 7841 8816.42 89.50 89.50 91.40 89.80 91.00
2006 1121 6099 6697.05 69.60 69.70 89.30 68.20 88.80
2007 1123 8760 10049.69 100.00 100.00 90.20 102.20 90.00
2008 1123 7247 8112.31 82.50 82.50 89.60 82.20 89.40
2009 1123 8055 9207.46 92.00 92.00 89.80 93.60 89.70
2010 1123 8544 9738.46 97.50 97.60 90.30 99.00 90.30
2011 1123 7386 8230.98 84.30 84.30 89.90 83.70 89.90
2012 1123 7557 8516.47 86.00 86.00 89.70 86.30 89.70
2013 1123 8709 9967.80 99.40 99.40 90.20 101.30 90.30
2014 1123 7769 8789.69 88.70 88.70 90.20 89.40 90.30
2015 1123 7609 8449.15 86.90 86.90 90.00 85.90 90.00
2016 1123 8656 9441.96 98.50 98.50 90.40 95.70 90.30
2017 1123 7529 8622.85 86.00 85.90 90.20 87.60 90.20
2018 1157 7637 8840.45 87.20 88.50 90.10 87.20 90.10
2019 1157 7514 8735.99 85.80 85.80 89.90 86.20 89.90
2020 1157 7996 9075.10 91.00 92.20 90.00 89.30 89.90
2021 1157 7900 8246.82 90.20 90.20 90.00 81.40 89.50
2022 1157 8760 9979.10 100.00 100.00 90.40 98.50 89.90
2023 1157 8100 9253.94 92.50 92.40 90.50 91.30 89.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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