Details

Reactor Type Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model
Owner
Operator Dairyland Power Cooperative

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 March 1963
First Criticality Tuesday, 11 July 1967
First Grid Connection Friday, 26 April 1968
Commercial Operation Friday, 7 November 1969
Permanent Shutdown Thursday, 30 April 1987

Specifications

Capacity Net 48 MWe
Capacity Gross 55 MWe
Thermal Capacity 165 MWt
Design Net Capacity 50 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 (%)
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 55 4885 210.60 55.80 100.00 - 43.70 -
1972 55 5634 256.50 64.10 100.00 100.00 53.10 48.40
1973 50 4768 199.20 54.40 60.30 87.60 45.50 47.50
1974 48 7096 313.30 81.00 81.60 86.20 74.50 53.70
1975 57 6057 264.10 69.20 58.40 80.20 52.90 53.60
1976 48 4177 175.90 47.60 41.80 74.30 41.70 51.70
1977 48 2953 92.30 33.70 22.00 67.40 22.00 47.80
1978 48 5423 175.10 61.90 41.70 64.40 41.60 47.00
1979 48 6283 201.70 71.70 48.00 62.60 48.00 47.20
1980 48 6023 214.50 68.60 68.60 63.20 50.90 47.50
1981 48 6658 241.20 76.00 76.10 64.30 57.40 48.40
1982 48 3908 139.60 44.60 44.80 62.80 33.20 47.20
1983 48 5230 202.30 59.70 59.80 62.50 48.10 47.20
1984 48 7063 318.60 80.40 80.50 63.80 75.60 49.20
1985 48 7594 322.91 86.70 86.70 65.20 76.80 51.00
1986 48 3994 158.83 45.60 45.60 64.10 37.80 50.20
1987 48 2774 129.06 96.40 96.40 64.70 93.40 51.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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