Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model B&W; (R-loop)
Owner Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Operator First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 September 1970
First Criticality Friday, 12 August 1977
First Grid Connection Sunday, 28 August 1977
Commercial Operation Monday, 31 July 1978

Specifications

Capacity Net 894 MWe
Capacity Gross 925 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2817 MWt
Design Net Capacity 906 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 906 1452 709.40 - - - - -
1978 906 4263 2614.50 54.70 39.30 39.30 39.30 39.30
1979 906 4139 3129.10 47.20 39.40 39.40 39.40 39.40
1980 892 3171 2093.60 36.10 35.00 37.60 26.70 34.20
1981 888 5902 4363.40 67.40 67.40 46.20 56.10 40.50
1982 874 4508 3218.10 51.50 51.50 47.40 42.00 40.90
1983 874 6389 4883.30 72.90 72.30 51.90 63.80 45.00
1984 874 5486 4291.56 62.40 62.50 53.50 55.90 46.70
1985 860 2729 1942.92 31.20 30.90 50.60 25.70 43.90
1986 860 116 3.49 1.30 1.30 44.80 0.00 38.80
1987 860 7308 5063.98 83.40 82.80 48.80 67.20 41.80
1988 860 1891 1164.40 21.50 20.40 46.10 15.40 39.30
1989 860 8506 7322.11 97.10 97.10 50.50 96.00 44.20
1990 874 4867 4161.47 55.60 55.60 51.00 54.40 45.00
1991 874 6962 5843.86 79.50 78.60 53.00 76.30 47.40
1992 877 8742 7650.49 99.50 99.50 56.20 99.30 51.00
1993 868 7246 6083.40 82.70 82.70 58.00 79.70 52.80
1994 868 7667 6385.00 87.50 86.90 59.70 84.00 54.70
1995 871 8760 7670.57 100.00 100.00 62.00 100.80 57.40
1996 873 7452 6456.29 84.80 84.80 63.20 84.30 58.80
1997 873 8184 7183.36 93.40 93.40 64.80 93.90 60.60
1998 873 7181 6130.68 82.00 82.00 65.60 80.20 61.60
1999 873 8311 7369.99 94.90 94.90 67.00 96.40 63.20
2000 882 7633 6770.53 86.90 87.00 67.90 87.90 64.30
2001 882 8738 7690.85 99.80 99.80 69.30 99.50 65.80
2002 882 1081 929.02 12.30 12.40 66.90 12.00 63.60
2003 882 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 64.30 0.00 61.10
2004 882 6628 5778.43 75.50 75.60 64.70 74.60 61.60
2005 873 8125 7177.43 92.80 92.80 65.70 93.80 62.80
2006 891 7265 6375.42 82.90 82.90 66.30 81.70 63.40
2007 879 8712 7705.80 99.40 99.40 67.50 100.10 64.70
2008 894 7621 6829.44 86.80 86.60 68.10 88.00 65.50
2009 879 8361 7609.61 95.40 95.40 69.00 98.80 66.50
2010 894 5851 5188.16 66.80 67.40 68.90 66.20 66.50
2011 894 7012 6339.24 80.00 80.10 69.20 81.00 67.00
2012 894 7868 7101.70 89.60 89.60 69.90 90.40 67.60
2013 894 8451 7679.22 96.50 96.50 70.60 98.00 68.50
2014 894 6453 5972.42 73.70 73.70 70.70 76.30 68.70
2015 894 8684 7893.92 99.10 99.10 71.50 100.80 69.60
2016 894 7321 6394.93 83.30 83.40 71.80 81.40 69.90
2017 894 8760 7876.43 100.00 100.00 72.50 100.60 70.70
2018 894 8169 7380.27 93.20 93.20 73.00 94.20 71.30
2019 894 8632 7839.46 98.50 98.60 73.70 100.10 72.00
2020 894 8130 7228.06 92.60 92.60 74.10 92.00 72.50
2021 894 8682 7827.04 99.10 99.10 74.70 99.90 73.10
2022 894 7310 6486.64 83.40 83.50 74.90 82.80 73.40
2023 894 8760 7985.73 100.00 100.00 75.50 102.00 74.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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