Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (4-loop) (ICECND) |
| Owner | North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. |
| Operator | Duke Energy Corp. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 1 May 1974 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Monday, 7 January 1985 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 22 January 1985 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 29 June 1985 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1160 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1188 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3411 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1145 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1145 | 3513 | 3440.51 | 78.40 | 78.60 | 78.60 | 67.00 | 67.00 |
| 1986 | 1145 | 5151 | 5199.12 | 58.80 | 58.90 | 65.50 | 51.80 | 56.90 |
| 1987 | 1145 | 5924 | 6405.97 | 67.60 | 68.00 | 66.50 | 63.90 | 59.70 |
| 1988 | 1129 | 7003 | 7639.97 | 79.70 | 79.80 | 70.20 | 77.00 | 64.60 |
| 1989 | 1129 | 7278 | 7775.42 | 83.10 | 84.70 | 73.40 | 78.60 | 67.70 |
| 1990 | 1129 | 6277 | 6900.50 | 71.70 | 71.70 | 73.10 | 69.80 | 68.10 |
| 1991 | 1129 | 6227 | 6681.05 | 71.10 | 71.10 | 72.80 | 67.60 | 68.00 |
| 1992 | 1129 | 6338 | 7050.94 | 72.20 | 72.10 | 72.70 | 71.10 | 68.40 |
| 1993 | 1129 | 6916 | 7597.13 | 79.00 | 79.00 | 73.40 | 76.80 | 69.40 |
| 1994 | 1129 | 8722 | 9778.83 | 99.60 | 99.60 | 76.20 | 98.90 | 72.50 |
| 1995 | 1129 | 7712 | 8721.63 | 88.00 | 88.10 | 77.30 | 88.20 | 74.00 |
| 1996 | 1129 | 5806 | 6341.10 | 66.10 | 66.20 | 76.30 | 63.90 | 73.10 |
| 1997 | 1129 | 7966 | 9192.55 | 90.90 | 90.70 | 77.50 | 93.00 | 74.70 |
| 1998 | 1129 | 7923 | 8903.65 | 90.40 | 90.50 | 78.40 | 90.00 | 75.80 |
| 1999 | 1129 | 7987 | 9073.74 | 91.20 | 91.20 | 79.30 | 91.80 | 76.90 |
| 2000 | 1129 | 7844 | 8923.00 | 89.30 | 89.30 | 80.00 | 90.00 | 77.80 |
| 2001 | 1129 | 8722 | 9976.97 | 99.60 | 99.60 | 81.20 | 100.90 | 79.10 |
| 2002 | 1129 | 8250 | 9481.61 | 94.20 | 94.20 | 81.90 | 95.90 | 80.10 |
| 2003 | 1129 | 7157 | 8198.52 | 81.70 | 81.70 | 81.90 | 82.90 | 80.20 |
| 2004 | 1129 | 8608 | 9711.07 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 82.70 | 97.90 | 81.20 |
| 2005 | 1129 | 8027 | 9177.33 | 91.60 | 91.70 | 83.10 | 92.80 | 81.70 |
| 2006 | 1129 | 7066 | 8114.96 | 80.70 | 80.70 | 83.00 | 82.00 | 81.70 |
| 2007 | 1129 | 8728 | 10070.89 | 99.60 | 99.60 | 83.80 | 101.80 | 82.60 |
| 2008 | 1129 | 7610 | 8773.30 | 86.60 | 86.60 | 83.90 | 88.50 | 82.90 |
| 2009 | 1129 | 7834 | 9002.04 | 89.40 | 89.40 | 84.10 | 91.00 | 83.20 |
| 2010 | 1129 | 8629 | 9889.07 | 98.50 | 98.50 | 84.70 | 100.00 | 83.90 |
| 2011 | 1146 | 7630 | 8758.04 | 87.10 | 87.20 | 84.80 | 87.80 | 84.00 |
| 2012 | 1146 | 7657 | 8767.33 | 87.20 | 87.20 | 84.90 | 87.10 | 84.10 |
| 2013 | 1146 | 8760 | 10100.41 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.40 | 100.60 | 84.70 |
| 2014 | 1146 | 7493 | 8619.61 | 85.50 | 85.50 | 85.40 | 85.90 | 84.80 |
| 2015 | 1146 | 8104 | 9283.45 | 92.50 | 92.50 | 85.60 | 92.50 | 85.00 |
| 2016 | 1146 | 8784 | 10242.36 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.10 | 101.80 | 85.50 |
| 2017 | 1146 | 8179 | 9529.31 | 93.40 | 93.40 | 86.30 | 94.90 | 85.80 |
| 2018 | 1160 | 8171 | 9510.49 | 93.30 | 93.30 | 86.50 | 93.60 | 86.10 |
| 2019 | 1160 | 8760 | 10249.74 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.90 | 100.90 | 86.50 |
| 2020 | 1160 | 7955 | 9235.52 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 87.00 | 90.60 | 86.60 |
| 2021 | 1160 | 8241 | 9433.23 | 94.10 | 94.10 | 87.20 | 92.80 | 86.80 |
| 2022 | 1160 | 8760 | 10277.60 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 87.60 | 101.10 | 87.20 |
| 2023 | 1160 | 7820 | 8988.09 | 89.30 | 89.20 | 87.60 | 88.40 | 87.20 |