Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) DRYAMB |
| Owner | Alabama Power Company |
| Operator | Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 October 1970 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 5 May 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 25 May 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 30 July 1981 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 883 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 928 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2775 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 829 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 826 | 3665 | 2920.80 | 98.50 | 99.30 | 99.30 | 95.10 | 95.10 |
| 1982 | 814 | 6931 | 5311.30 | 79.10 | 79.40 | 85.30 | 74.50 | 80.60 |
| 1983 | 814 | 7696 | 5984.10 | 87.80 | 87.70 | 86.30 | 83.90 | 82.00 |
| 1984 | 814 | 8276 | 6618.90 | 94.20 | 94.20 | 88.60 | 92.60 | 85.10 |
| 1985 | 809 | 6813 | 5474.18 | 77.80 | 77.40 | 86.10 | 77.20 | 83.30 |
| 1986 | 829 | 7455 | 5959.87 | 85.10 | 85.20 | 85.90 | 82.10 | 83.10 |
| 1987 | 824 | 6396 | 4910.40 | 73.00 | 73.00 | 83.90 | 68.00 | 80.70 |
| 1988 | 823 | 8039 | 6550.39 | 91.50 | 100.00 | 86.10 | 90.60 | 82.10 |
| 1989 | 830 | 7037 | 5621.62 | 80.30 | 80.50 | 85.40 | 77.30 | 81.50 |
| 1990 | 828 | 6478 | 5276.96 | 74.00 | 71.80 | 84.00 | 72.80 | 80.60 |
| 1991 | 824 | 8376 | 6739.94 | 95.60 | 95.60 | 85.10 | 93.40 | 81.80 |
| 1992 | 824 | 6987 | 5409.94 | 79.50 | 79.50 | 84.60 | 74.70 | 81.20 |
| 1993 | 822 | 6644 | 5248.51 | 75.80 | 75.80 | 83.90 | 72.90 | 80.50 |
| 1994 | 822 | 8660 | 7147.21 | 98.90 | 98.90 | 85.00 | 99.30 | 81.90 |
| 1995 | 822 | 6984 | 5091.35 | 79.70 | 79.70 | 84.60 | 70.70 | 81.10 |
| 1996 | 822 | 7160 | 5741.28 | 81.50 | 81.50 | 84.40 | 79.50 | 81.00 |
| 1997 | 822 | 8760 | 7280.91 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.40 | 101.10 | 82.20 |
| 1998 | 852 | 7514 | 6271.42 | 85.80 | 85.80 | 85.40 | 86.80 | 82.50 |
| 1999 | 852 | 7242 | 5356.22 | 82.70 | 82.70 | 85.20 | 71.80 | 81.90 |
| 2000 | 838 | 8736 | 7362.56 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 86.00 | 99.90 | 82.80 |
| 2001 | 842 | 6921 | 5777.73 | 79.00 | 79.00 | 85.60 | 78.30 | 82.60 |
| 2002 | 842 | 7682 | 6463.44 | 87.70 | 87.70 | 85.70 | 87.60 | 82.90 |
| 2003 | 839 | 8687 | 7379.36 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 86.40 | 100.40 | 83.60 |
| 2004 | 849 | 7949 | 6724.10 | 90.50 | 90.50 | 86.50 | 90.70 | 84.00 |
| 2005 | 842 | 7566 | 6351.74 | 86.40 | 86.40 | 86.50 | 86.10 | 84.00 |
| 2006 | 860 | 8760 | 7620.30 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 87.10 | 101.20 | 84.80 |
| 2007 | 860 | 7660 | 6572.09 | 87.40 | 87.50 | 87.10 | 87.20 | 84.80 |
| 2008 | 860 | 7956 | 6795.52 | 90.60 | 90.50 | 87.20 | 90.00 | 85.00 |
| 2009 | 860 | 8427 | 7262.45 | 96.20 | 96.20 | 87.60 | 96.40 | 85.40 |
| 2010 | 860 | 7682 | 6592.24 | 87.70 | 87.70 | 87.60 | 87.50 | 85.50 |
| 2011 | 860 | 7826 | 6666.95 | 89.30 | 89.40 | 87.60 | 88.50 | 85.60 |
| 2012 | 883 | 8784 | 7833.57 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 88.00 | 101.00 | 86.10 |
| 2013 | 883 | 8142 | 7076.62 | 92.90 | 93.00 | 88.20 | 91.50 | 86.30 |
| 2014 | 883 | 7718 | 6727.96 | 88.10 | 88.10 | 88.20 | 87.00 | 86.30 |
| 2015 | 883 | 8610 | 7606.92 | 98.30 | 98.30 | 88.50 | 98.30 | 86.70 |
| 2016 | 883 | 7954 | 7014.26 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 88.60 | 90.40 | 86.80 |
| 2017 | 883 | 8019 | 7054.03 | 91.50 | 91.50 | 88.60 | 91.20 | 86.90 |
| 2018 | 883 | 8760 | 7655.38 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 89.00 | 99.00 | 87.30 |
| 2019 | 883 | 8091 | 7133.77 | 92.40 | 92.40 | 89.00 | 92.20 | 87.40 |
| 2020 | 883 | 7938 | 6973.38 | 90.40 | 90.40 | 89.10 | 89.90 | 87.50 |
| 2021 | 883 | 8760 | 7847.08 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 89.40 | 101.40 | 87.80 |
| 2022 | 883 | 8204 | 7316.70 | 93.60 | 93.70 | 89.50 | 94.60 | 88.00 |
| 2023 | 883 | 7665 | 6836.35 | 87.50 | 86.90 | 89.40 | 88.40 | 88.00 |