Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model PWR
Owner Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Operator Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 May 1956
First Criticality Thursday, 2 August 1962
First Grid Connection Sunday, 16 September 1962
Commercial Operation Monday, 1 October 1962
Permanent Shutdown Thursday, 31 October 1974

Specifications

Capacity Net 257 MWe
Capacity Gross 277 MWe
Thermal Capacity 615 MWt
Design Net Capacity 265 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 (%)
1962 - - - - - - - -
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 285 5983 1349.30 68.30 100.00 - 54.00 -
1972 285 5878 1246.70 66.90 100.00 - 49.80 -
1973 262 0 0.00 - - - - -
1974 257 5573 1232.70 76.40 76.40 - 65.70 -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in United States

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