Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | B&W; (L-loop) |
| Owner | Duke Energy Corp. |
| Operator | Progress Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 25 September 1968 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 14 January 1977 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 30 January 1977 |
| Commercial Operation | Sunday, 13 March 1977 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Tuesday, 5 February 2013 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 860 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 890 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2568 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 825 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 818 | 5916 | 4037.70 | 80.60 | 67.20 | 67.20 | 67.20 | 67.20 |
| 1978 | 797 | 3627 | 2603.00 | 41.40 | 37.30 | 51.10 | 37.30 | 51.10 |
| 1979 | 797 | 5153 | 3761.80 | 58.80 | 53.90 | 52.10 | 53.90 | 52.10 |
| 1980 | 785 | 4663 | 3353.50 | 53.10 | 51.80 | 52.00 | 48.60 | 51.20 |
| 1981 | 782 | 5444 | 4083.70 | 62.20 | 62.40 | 54.10 | 59.60 | 52.90 |
| 1982 | 806 | 6651 | 4915.70 | 75.90 | 76.10 | 57.90 | 69.60 | 55.80 |
| 1983 | 806 | 5149 | 3772.30 | 58.80 | 59.10 | 58.10 | 53.40 | 55.40 |
| 1984 | 821 | 8295 | 6478.93 | 94.40 | 94.50 | 62.90 | 89.80 | 60.00 |
| 1985 | 821 | 4171 | 2863.58 | 47.60 | 48.20 | 61.20 | 39.80 | 57.60 |
| 1986 | 821 | 3659 | 2653.21 | 41.80 | 42.30 | 59.20 | 36.90 | 55.50 |
| 1987 | 821 | 5263 | 3620.78 | 60.10 | 60.20 | 59.30 | 50.30 | 55.00 |
| 1988 | 821 | 7375 | 5768.06 | 84.00 | 84.10 | 61.40 | 80.00 | 57.20 |
| 1989 | 821 | 4190 | 2930.00 | 47.80 | 48.40 | 60.40 | 40.70 | 55.80 |
| 1990 | 821 | 5421 | 4142.92 | 61.90 | 62.30 | 60.60 | 57.60 | 56.00 |
| 1991 | 821 | 7136 | 5457.19 | 81.50 | 81.50 | 62.00 | 75.90 | 57.30 |
| 1992 | 821 | 6633 | 5315.90 | 75.50 | 75.90 | 62.90 | 73.70 | 58.40 |
| 1993 | 821 | 7409 | 6080.00 | 84.60 | 84.80 | 64.20 | 84.50 | 60.00 |
| 1994 | 818 | 7292 | 5939.86 | 83.20 | 83.40 | 65.30 | 82.80 | 61.20 |
| 1995 | 818 | 8733 | 7234.95 | 99.70 | 99.70 | 67.10 | 101.00 | 63.40 |
| 1996 | 818 | 3107 | 2417.37 | 35.40 | 35.90 | 65.50 | 33.60 | 61.90 |
| 1997 | 818 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 62.40 | 0.00 | 58.90 |
| 1998 | 818 | 7777 | 6481.87 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 63.60 | 90.50 | 60.30 |
| 1999 | 818 | 7677 | 6373.09 | 87.60 | 87.60 | 64.60 | 88.90 | 61.60 |
| 2000 | 843 | 8555 | 7197.73 | 97.40 | 97.40 | 66.10 | 97.20 | 63.10 |
| 2001 | 834 | 7784 | 6514.19 | 88.90 | 88.90 | 67.00 | 89.20 | 64.20 |
| 2002 | 834 | 8692 | 7300.31 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 68.30 | 99.90 | 65.60 |
| 2003 | 834 | 7911 | 6579.43 | 90.30 | 90.30 | 69.10 | 90.10 | 66.60 |
| 2004 | 838 | 8584 | 7303.31 | 97.70 | 97.70 | 70.20 | 99.20 | 67.80 |
| 2005 | 838 | 7672 | 6350.94 | 87.60 | 87.60 | 70.80 | 86.50 | 68.40 |
| 2006 | 838 | 8220 | 6953.73 | 93.80 | 93.80 | 71.60 | 94.70 | 69.30 |
| 2007 | 838 | 7896 | 6672.89 | 90.10 | 90.20 | 72.20 | 90.90 | 70.00 |
| 2008 | 838 | 8208 | 7000.06 | 93.40 | 93.40 | 72.90 | 95.10 | 70.80 |
| 2009 | 860 | 6294 | 5387.74 | 71.80 | 72.60 | 72.90 | 71.50 | 70.90 |
| 2010 | 860 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.60 | 0.00 | 68.70 |
| 2011 | 860 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.50 | 0.00 | 66.60 |
| 2012 | 860 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 66.50 | 0.00 | 64.70 |
| 2013 | 860 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 66.40 | 0.00 | 64.50 |