Details

Reactor Type Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model Natural cir.
Owner Pacific Gas And Electric Company
Operator Pacific Gas And Electric Company

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 November 1960
First Criticality Saturday, 16 February 1963
First Grid Connection Thursday, 18 April 1963
Commercial Operation Thursday, 1 August 1963
Permanent Shutdown Friday, 2 July 1976

Specifications

Capacity Net 63 MWe
Capacity Gross 65 MWe
Thermal Capacity 220 MWt
Design Net Capacity 65 MWe
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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 (%)
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 65 6625 346.70 75.60 100.00 - 60.90 -
1972 65 7297 377.70 83.10 100.00 - 66.20 -
1973 63 7814 423.80 89.20 89.20 - 76.80 -
1974 63 7345 366.00 83.80 83.90 - 66.30 -
1975 62 7347 383.00 83.90 69.10 - 70.50 -
1976 63 4040 198.00 92.40 71.60 - 71.50 -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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