Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) DRYAMB |
| Owner | Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. |
| Operator | Progress Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 28 January 1978 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 3 January 1987 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 19 January 1987 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 2 May 1987 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 964 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 980 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2900 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 900 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | 860 | 6458 | 5345.56 | 73.50 | 73.60 | 73.60 | 70.80 | 70.80 |
| 1989 | 860 | 6873 | 5638.85 | 78.50 | 78.50 | 76.00 | 74.80 | 72.80 |
| 1990 | 860 | 7812 | 6339.00 | 89.20 | 89.20 | 80.40 | 84.10 | 76.60 |
| 1991 | 860 | 7080 | 5927.44 | 80.80 | 80.80 | 80.50 | 78.70 | 77.10 |
| 1992 | 860 | 6501 | 5427.88 | 74.00 | 74.00 | 79.20 | 71.80 | 76.00 |
| 1993 | 860 | 8721 | 7527.73 | 99.60 | 99.60 | 82.60 | 99.90 | 80.00 |
| 1994 | 860 | 7195 | 6065.06 | 82.10 | 82.20 | 82.50 | 80.50 | 80.10 |
| 1995 | 860 | 7279 | 5966.34 | 83.10 | 83.10 | 82.60 | 79.20 | 80.00 |
| 1996 | 860 | 8301 | 7067.74 | 94.50 | 94.60 | 83.90 | 93.60 | 81.50 |
| 1997 | 860 | 6934 | 5909.03 | 79.20 | 79.20 | 83.50 | 78.40 | 81.20 |
| 1998 | 860 | 7891 | 6711.57 | 90.10 | 90.10 | 84.10 | 89.10 | 81.90 |
| 1999 | 860 | 8484 | 7244.15 | 96.80 | 96.90 | 85.10 | 96.20 | 83.10 |
| 2000 | 860 | 8098 | 6877.96 | 92.20 | 92.20 | 85.70 | 91.00 | 83.70 |
| 2001 | 860 | 6335 | 5401.46 | 72.30 | 72.30 | 84.70 | 71.70 | 82.80 |
| 2002 | 900 | 8643 | 7835.04 | 98.70 | 98.70 | 85.70 | 99.40 | 84.00 |
| 2003 | 900 | 8082 | 7236.92 | 92.30 | 92.30 | 86.10 | 91.80 | 84.50 |
| 2004 | 900 | 7687 | 7008.43 | 87.50 | 87.50 | 86.20 | 88.60 | 84.80 |
| 2005 | 900 | 8710 | 7930.83 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 87.00 | 100.60 | 85.70 |
| 2006 | 900 | 7749 | 7029.27 | 88.50 | 88.50 | 87.00 | 89.20 | 85.90 |
| 2007 | 900 | 8176 | 7403.05 | 93.30 | 93.40 | 87.40 | 93.90 | 86.30 |
| 2008 | 900 | 8534 | 7821.41 | 97.20 | 97.20 | 87.90 | 98.90 | 86.90 |
| 2009 | 900 | 8091 | 7403.16 | 92.40 | 92.40 | 88.10 | 93.90 | 87.20 |
| 2010 | 900 | 7746 | 7080.62 | 88.40 | 88.40 | 88.10 | 89.80 | 87.30 |
| 2011 | 900 | 8760 | 8111.77 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 88.60 | 102.90 | 88.00 |
| 2012 | 928 | 7612 | 7121.94 | 86.70 | 86.90 | 88.50 | 88.70 | 88.00 |
| 2013 | 928 | 7392 | 6888.36 | 84.40 | 84.40 | 88.40 | 84.70 | 87.90 |
| 2014 | 928 | 8522 | 8048.57 | 97.30 | 97.30 | 88.70 | 99.00 | 88.30 |
| 2015 | 928 | 7712 | 7272.18 | 88.00 | 88.00 | 88.70 | 89.50 | 88.40 |
| 2016 | 928 | 7961 | 7513.05 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 88.80 | 92.20 | 88.50 |
| 2017 | 928 | 8708 | 8208.57 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 89.10 | 101.00 | 89.00 |
| 2018 | 964 | 7843 | 7587.91 | 89.50 | 89.90 | 89.20 | 89.80 | 89.00 |
| 2019 | 964 | 7857 | 7610.59 | 89.70 | 89.70 | 89.20 | 90.10 | 89.00 |
| 2020 | 964 | 8521 | 8275.59 | 97.00 | 97.00 | 89.40 | 97.70 | 89.30 |
| 2021 | 964 | 8178 | 7967.06 | 93.40 | 93.40 | 89.60 | 94.30 | 89.50 |
| 2022 | 964 | 8078 | 7806.87 | 92.20 | 92.20 | 89.60 | 92.40 | 89.60 |
| 2023 | 964 | 8760 | 8609.28 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 89.90 | 102.00 | 89.90 |