Details

Reactor Type Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model
Owner
Operator Exelon Generation Co., Llc

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 May 1956
First Criticality Thursday, 15 October 1959
First Grid Connection Friday, 15 April 1960
Commercial Operation Monday, 4 July 1960
Permanent Shutdown Tuesday, 31 October 1978

Specifications

Capacity Net 197 MWe
Capacity Gross 207 MWe
Thermal Capacity 700 MWt
Design Net Capacity 192 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 (%)
1960 - - - - - - - -
1961 - - - - - - - -
1962 - - - - - - - -
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 210 8121 1429.00 92.70 100.00 - 77.70 -
1971 210 5522 649.80 63.00 100.00 - 35.30 -
1972 210 6866 1161.30 78.20 100.00 - 63.00 -
1973 210 6377 563.70 72.80 73.60 - 30.60 -
1974 210 3113 354.90 35.50 35.50 - 19.30 -
1975 200 5044 702.40 57.60 40.20 - 40.10 -
1976 201 7394 953.00 84.20 53.90 - 54.00 -
1977 197 5859 646.60 66.90 37.50 - 37.50 -
1978 197 6357 762.00 87.10 53.10 - 53.00 -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in United States

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