Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (4-loop) (ICECND) |
| Owner | Duke Energy Corp. |
| Operator | Duke Energy Corp. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 April 1971 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 8 May 1983 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 23 May 1983 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 1 March 1984 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1158 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1215 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3411 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1180 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 1180 | 6086 | 6557.80 | 82.90 | 83.00 | 83.00 | 75.70 | 75.70 |
| 1985 | 1180 | 5171 | 5609.29 | 59.00 | 61.00 | 71.00 | 54.30 | 64.00 |
| 1986 | 1150 | 5601 | 6216.62 | 63.90 | 64.50 | 68.80 | 61.70 | 63.20 |
| 1987 | 1150 | 6954 | 7577.35 | 79.40 | 80.20 | 71.70 | 75.20 | 66.30 |
| 1988 | 1129 | 7229 | 8058.02 | 82.30 | 82.30 | 73.90 | 81.20 | 69.30 |
| 1989 | 1129 | 6867 | 7418.33 | 78.40 | 78.40 | 74.60 | 75.00 | 70.30 |
| 1990 | 1129 | 5873 | 6496.16 | 67.00 | 69.50 | 73.90 | 65.70 | 69.60 |
| 1991 | 1129 | 8548 | 9515.97 | 97.60 | 97.60 | 76.90 | 96.20 | 73.00 |
| 1992 | 1129 | 6141 | 6785.04 | 69.90 | 70.00 | 76.10 | 68.40 | 72.40 |
| 1993 | 1129 | 6378 | 6821.09 | 72.80 | 72.80 | 75.80 | 69.00 | 72.10 |
| 1994 | 1129 | 7708 | 8659.96 | 88.00 | 88.00 | 76.90 | 87.60 | 73.50 |
| 1995 | 1129 | 8144 | 9090.01 | 93.00 | 93.00 | 78.20 | 91.90 | 75.00 |
| 1996 | 1129 | 6543 | 7265.11 | 74.50 | 74.60 | 78.00 | 73.30 | 74.90 |
| 1997 | 1129 | 6214 | 6648.44 | 70.90 | 71.00 | 77.40 | 67.20 | 74.40 |
| 1998 | 1100 | 8715 | 9928.27 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 78.90 | 101.30 | 76.20 |
| 1999 | 1100 | 7927 | 8596.72 | 90.50 | 90.50 | 79.60 | 89.20 | 76.90 |
| 2000 | 1100 | 7757 | 8452.37 | 88.30 | 88.30 | 80.10 | 87.50 | 77.60 |
| 2001 | 1100 | 8698 | 9878.04 | 99.30 | 99.30 | 81.20 | 102.50 | 78.90 |
| 2002 | 1100 | 7940 | 8913.51 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 81.70 | 92.50 | 79.60 |
| 2003 | 1100 | 8024 | 9027.81 | 91.60 | 91.60 | 82.20 | 93.70 | 80.30 |
| 2004 | 1100 | 8784 | 9994.02 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 83.00 | 103.40 | 81.40 |
| 2005 | 1100 | 7589 | 8545.57 | 86.60 | 86.70 | 83.20 | 88.70 | 81.70 |
| 2006 | 1100 | 7418 | 8430.33 | 84.70 | 84.70 | 83.20 | 87.50 | 82.00 |
| 2007 | 1100 | 8760 | 9967.57 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 83.90 | 103.40 | 82.80 |
| 2008 | 1100 | 7651 | 8713.27 | 87.10 | 87.10 | 84.00 | 90.20 | 83.10 |
| 2009 | 1100 | 7907 | 9015.67 | 90.30 | 90.30 | 84.30 | 93.60 | 83.50 |
| 2010 | 1100 | 8760 | 10014.70 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 84.80 | 103.90 | 84.30 |
| 2011 | 1129 | 7705 | 8773.24 | 88.00 | 88.20 | 85.00 | 89.30 | 84.50 |
| 2012 | 1129 | 6923 | 7878.65 | 78.80 | 78.80 | 84.80 | 79.40 | 84.30 |
| 2013 | 1158 | 8760 | 10117.09 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.30 | 99.70 | 84.80 |
| 2014 | 1158 | 7956 | 9362.49 | 90.80 | 90.80 | 85.50 | 92.30 | 85.10 |
| 2015 | 1158 | 8079 | 9347.08 | 92.20 | 92.20 | 85.70 | 92.10 | 85.30 |
| 2016 | 1158 | 8784 | 10368.41 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.10 | 101.90 | 85.80 |
| 2017 | 1158 | 7878 | 9149.27 | 89.90 | 89.90 | 86.20 | 90.20 | 86.00 |
| 2018 | 1158 | 8076 | 9502.82 | 92.20 | 92.20 | 86.40 | 93.70 | 86.20 |
| 2019 | 1158 | 8760 | 10316.39 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.80 | 101.70 | 86.60 |
| 2020 | 1158 | 8221 | 9612.83 | 93.60 | 93.60 | 87.00 | 94.50 | 86.80 |
| 2021 | 1158 | 7963 | 9269.56 | 90.90 | 90.90 | 87.10 | 91.40 | 87.00 |
| 2022 | 1158 | 8664 | 10252.47 | 98.90 | 98.90 | 87.40 | 101.10 | 87.30 |
| 2023 | 1158 | 7675 | 8872.14 | 87.60 | 87.60 | 87.40 | 87.50 | 87.30 |