Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CE (2-loop) DRYAMB |
| Owner | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. |
| Operator | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Sunday, 12 March 1967 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Monday, 24 May 1971 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 31 December 1971 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 31 December 1971 |
| Permanent Shutdown | Friday, 20 May 2022 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 805 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 850 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2565 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 805 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 400 | 4990 | 1899.10 | 56.80 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 54.00 | 54.00 |
| 1973 | 700 | 3829 | 2411.30 | 43.70 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 39.30 | 44.70 |
| 1974 | 722 | 317 | 93.30 | 3.60 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 1.50 | 27.60 |
| 1975 | 684 | 5649 | 2427.80 | 64.50 | 40.50 | 83.80 | 40.50 | 31.10 |
| 1976 | 684 | 4847 | 2846.90 | 55.20 | 47.40 | 76.00 | 47.40 | 34.60 |
| 1977 | 635 | 8004 | 5084.60 | 91.40 | 90.20 | 78.30 | 91.40 | 44.00 |
| 1978 | 635 | 4346 | 2624.20 | 49.60 | 46.00 | 73.70 | 47.20 | 44.50 |
| 1979 | 635 | 5241 | 3433.40 | 59.80 | 58.70 | 71.90 | 61.70 | 46.60 |
| 1980 | 635 | 3764 | 2379.10 | 42.80 | 39.70 | 68.30 | 42.60 | 46.20 |
| 1981 | 635 | 5009 | 3462.70 | 57.20 | 55.80 | 67.00 | 62.20 | 47.80 |
| 1982 | 635 | 4788 | 3345.00 | 54.70 | 49.30 | 65.40 | 60.10 | 48.90 |
| 1983 | 635 | 5282 | 3770.00 | 60.30 | 60.10 | 65.00 | 67.80 | 50.50 |
| 1984 | 635 | 1334 | 811.55 | 15.20 | 10.00 | 60.80 | 14.60 | 47.70 |
| 1985 | 730 | 7342 | 5301.80 | 83.80 | 82.00 | 62.30 | 91.80 | 51.00 |
| 1986 | 730 | 1323 | 841.24 | 15.10 | 14.90 | 58.70 | 13.20 | 48.10 |
| 1987 | 730 | 3980 | 2634.43 | 45.40 | 45.20 | 57.80 | 41.20 | 47.60 |
| 1988 | 730 | 4853 | 3435.22 | 55.20 | 53.70 | 57.50 | 53.60 | 48.00 |
| 1989 | 730 | 6019 | 3637.78 | 68.70 | 67.40 | 58.10 | 56.90 | 48.60 |
| 1990 | 730 | 5073 | 3008.09 | 57.90 | 56.10 | 58.00 | 47.00 | 48.50 |
| 1991 | 730 | 6693 | 4873.84 | 76.40 | 75.40 | 59.00 | 76.20 | 50.00 |
| 1992 | 730 | 6293 | 4865.07 | 71.60 | 70.50 | 59.60 | 75.90 | 51.30 |
| 1993 | 730 | 4595 | 3545.65 | 52.40 | 50.40 | 59.10 | 55.40 | 51.50 |
| 1994 | 730 | 5860 | 4513.83 | 66.90 | 65.50 | 59.40 | 70.60 | 52.40 |
| 1995 | 730 | 6491 | 4663.52 | 74.10 | 73.00 | 60.00 | 72.90 | 53.40 |
| 1996 | 730 | 7068 | 5314.34 | 80.50 | 79.70 | 60.90 | 82.90 | 54.60 |
| 1997 | 730 | 7714 | 5803.46 | 88.10 | 87.60 | 62.00 | 90.80 | 56.10 |
| 1998 | 730 | 7142 | 5390.58 | 81.50 | 81.10 | 62.70 | 84.30 | 57.20 |
| 1999 | 730 | 6910 | 5128.36 | 78.90 | 78.40 | 63.30 | 80.20 | 58.10 |
| 2000 | 730 | 7672 | 5748.02 | 87.30 | 86.80 | 64.20 | 89.60 | 59.30 |
| 2001 | 730 | 3118 | 2355.63 | 35.60 | 35.20 | 63.20 | 36.80 | 58.50 |
| 2002 | 730 | 8187 | 6369.37 | 93.50 | 93.20 | 64.20 | 99.60 | 59.90 |
| 2003 | 730 | 7914 | 6158.15 | 90.30 | 90.00 | 65.00 | 96.30 | 61.10 |
| 2004 | 730 | 7164 | 5346.14 | 81.60 | 81.10 | 65.60 | 83.40 | 61.80 |
| 2005 | 767 | 8443 | 6645.84 | 96.40 | 96.40 | 66.60 | 98.90 | 63.00 |
| 2006 | 778 | 7498 | 5917.11 | 85.60 | 85.60 | 67.20 | 86.80 | 63.80 |
| 2007 | 778 | 7427 | 5826.02 | 84.80 | 84.80 | 67.70 | 85.50 | 64.40 |
| 2008 | 778 | 8599 | 6837.23 | 97.90 | 97.90 | 68.60 | 100.00 | 65.50 |
| 2009 | 778 | 7695 | 6118.71 | 87.80 | 87.90 | 69.20 | 89.80 | 66.20 |
| 2010 | 778 | 7915 | 6240.66 | 90.40 | 90.40 | 69.80 | 91.60 | 66.90 |
| 2011 | 793 | 8407 | 6641.01 | 96.00 | 96.10 | 70.50 | 95.60 | 67.70 |
| 2012 | 793 | 6702 | 5178.21 | 76.30 | 76.40 | 70.70 | 74.30 | 67.90 |
| 2013 | 793 | 7567 | 6041.70 | 86.40 | 86.40 | 71.10 | 87.00 | 68.40 |
| 2014 | 793 | 7286 | 5830.36 | 83.20 | 83.20 | 71.40 | 83.90 | 68.80 |
| 2015 | 805 | 7948 | 6318.52 | 90.70 | 90.90 | 71.90 | 89.60 | 69.40 |
| 2016 | 805 | 8784 | 7041.29 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 72.60 | 99.60 | 70.10 |
| 2017 | 805 | 7969 | 6097.50 | 91.00 | 91.00 | 73.00 | 86.50 | 70.50 |
| 2018 | 805 | 6863 | 5455.94 | 78.30 | 79.10 | 73.20 | 77.40 | 70.70 |
| 2019 | 805 | 8585 | 6864.36 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 73.80 | 97.30 | 71.30 |
| 2020 | 805 | 7540 | 5995.12 | 85.80 | 85.80 | 74.00 | 84.80 | 71.60 |
| 2021 | 805 | 8760 | 6993.51 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 74.60 | 99.20 | 72.20 |
| 2022 | 805 | 3351 | 2730.23 | - | - | - | - | - |