Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (2-loop) DRYAMB |
| Owner | Dominion Energy |
| Operator | Dominion Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 6 August 1968 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 7 March 1974 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 8 April 1974 |
| Commercial Operation | Sunday, 16 June 1974 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Tuesday, 7 May 2013 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 566 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 595 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 1772 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 535 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 535 | 4669 | 1929.60 | 74.60 | 74.70 | 74.70 | 61.20 | 61.20 |
| 1975 | 535 | 7730 | 3340.10 | 88.20 | 71.30 | 72.50 | 71.30 | 67.90 |
| 1976 | 522 | 6924 | 3382.50 | 78.80 | 73.70 | 73.00 | 73.80 | 70.20 |
| 1977 | 522 | 6985 | 3546.60 | 79.70 | 77.40 | 74.20 | 77.60 | 72.30 |
| 1978 | 519 | 7835 | 3890.60 | 89.40 | 85.60 | 76.70 | 85.60 | 75.20 |
| 1979 | 520 | 6921 | 3439.20 | 79.00 | 75.50 | 76.50 | 75.50 | 75.20 |
| 1980 | 522 | 7207 | 3631.20 | 82.00 | 82.20 | 77.40 | 79.20 | 75.80 |
| 1981 | 516 | 7596 | 3769.20 | 86.70 | 86.60 | 78.60 | 83.40 | 76.80 |
| 1982 | 514 | 7669 | 3824.90 | 87.60 | 87.40 | 79.60 | 85.00 | 77.80 |
| 1983 | 510 | 7334 | 3706.90 | 83.70 | 83.70 | 80.00 | 83.00 | 78.30 |
| 1984 | 503 | 7527 | 3810.00 | 85.70 | 85.20 | 80.50 | 86.20 | 79.00 |
| 1985 | 503 | 7213 | 3699.18 | 82.30 | 81.80 | 80.60 | 84.00 | 79.50 |
| 1986 | 503 | 7514 | 3854.67 | 85.80 | 85.40 | 81.00 | 87.50 | 80.10 |
| 1987 | 503 | 7809 | 4008.62 | 89.10 | 88.80 | 81.60 | 91.00 | 80.90 |
| 1988 | 503 | 7679 | 3914.83 | 87.40 | 87.10 | 81.90 | 88.60 | 81.40 |
| 1989 | 503 | 7390 | 3741.81 | 84.40 | 83.90 | 82.00 | 84.90 | 81.60 |
| 1990 | 503 | 7668 | 3900.84 | 87.50 | 87.20 | 82.40 | 88.50 | 82.00 |
| 1991 | 511 | 7247 | 3674.83 | 82.70 | 80.40 | 82.20 | 82.70 | 82.10 |
| 1992 | 511 | 7682 | 3938.08 | 87.40 | 87.30 | 82.50 | 87.70 | 82.40 |
| 1993 | 511 | 7548 | 3816.91 | 86.20 | 86.00 | 82.70 | 85.30 | 82.50 |
| 1994 | 511 | 7738 | 3961.55 | 88.30 | 88.20 | 83.00 | 88.50 | 82.80 |
| 1995 | 511 | 7645 | 3793.42 | 87.30 | 87.10 | 83.20 | 84.70 | 82.90 |
| 1996 | 511 | 6299 | 3171.08 | 71.70 | 71.30 | 82.60 | 70.60 | 82.40 |
| 1997 | 511 | 4866 | 2363.80 | 55.60 | 55.50 | 81.50 | 52.80 | 81.10 |
| 1998 | 511 | 7584 | 3705.38 | 86.60 | 86.60 | 81.70 | 82.80 | 81.20 |
| 1999 | 511 | 8760 | 4424.66 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 82.40 | 98.80 | 81.90 |
| 2000 | 511 | 7760 | 3799.93 | 88.30 | 88.50 | 82.60 | 84.70 | 82.00 |
| 2001 | 511 | 7009 | 3461.72 | 80.00 | 80.10 | 82.50 | 77.30 | 81.80 |
| 2002 | 511 | 8514 | 4468.73 | 97.20 | 97.30 | 83.00 | 99.80 | 82.40 |
| 2003 | 526 | 7893 | 4159.13 | 90.10 | 90.50 | 83.30 | 91.60 | 82.70 |
| 2004 | 556 | 7049 | 3873.88 | 80.20 | 80.40 | 83.20 | 80.40 | 82.70 |
| 2005 | 539 | 5451 | 3043.13 | 62.20 | 62.30 | 82.50 | 64.40 | 82.00 |
| 2006 | 556 | 6653 | 3673.83 | 76.00 | 76.00 | 82.30 | 75.40 | 81.80 |
| 2007 | 556 | 8238 | 4625.81 | 94.00 | 94.10 | 82.70 | 95.00 | 82.30 |
| 2008 | 556 | 7782 | 4387.30 | 88.60 | 88.60 | 82.80 | 89.80 | 82.50 |
| 2009 | 556 | 8027 | 4515.32 | 91.60 | 91.70 | 83.10 | 92.70 | 82.80 |
| 2010 | 556 | 8760 | 4990.25 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 83.60 | 102.50 | 83.40 |
| 2011 | 566 | 8068 | 4594.76 | 92.10 | 92.20 | 83.90 | 93.10 | 83.70 |
| 2012 | 566 | 7954 | 4515.91 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 84.00 | 90.80 | 83.90 |
| 2013 | 566 | 3034 | 1733.48 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 84.20 | 101.00 | 84.00 |