Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model W (2-loop) DRYAMB
Owner Nextera Energy Resources, Llc
Operator Nextera Energy Resources, Llc

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 25 July 1968
First Criticality Tuesday, 30 May 1972
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 2 August 1972
Commercial Operation Sunday, 1 October 1972

Specifications

Capacity Net 591 MWe
Capacity Gross 640 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1800 MWt
Design Net Capacity 497 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 (%)
1972 75 2987 225.70 81.50 100.00 100.00 84.80 84.80
1973 497 8192 2991.00 93.50 80.20 80.90 68.70 69.30
1974 497 7100 3179.30 81.00 81.00 81.00 73.00 71.10
1975 485 8224 3741.40 93.90 87.90 83.20 88.10 76.60
1976 491 7959 3749.20 90.60 86.80 84.10 86.90 79.20
1977 495 7496 3622.30 85.60 83.50 84.00 83.50 80.00
1978 495 8039 3858.90 91.80 89.00 84.80 89.00 81.50
1979 495 7728 3707.50 88.20 85.50 84.90 85.50 82.10
1980 495 7569 3587.90 86.20 88.00 85.30 82.50 82.10
1981 495 7757 3720.30 88.60 89.90 85.80 85.80 82.60
1982 495 7595 3605.40 86.70 88.20 86.00 83.20 82.60
1983 495 6245 3016.30 71.30 74.50 85.00 69.60 81.40
1984 495 7405 3512.37 84.30 86.00 85.10 80.80 81.40
1985 485 7491 3603.08 85.50 86.80 85.20 84.80 81.60
1986 485 7186 3417.55 82.00 82.10 85.00 80.40 81.50
1987 485 7478 3606.15 85.40 85.50 85.00 84.90 81.80
1988 485 7626 3718.68 86.80 88.00 85.20 87.30 82.10
1989 485 7107 3485.10 81.10 82.90 85.10 82.00 82.10
1990 485 7713 3793.46 88.00 89.10 85.30 89.30 82.50
1991 485 7569 3689.18 86.40 87.60 85.40 86.80 82.70
1992 485 7492 3668.19 85.30 86.60 85.50 86.10 82.90
1993 485 7883 3844.50 90.00 90.90 85.70 90.50 83.20
1994 485 7827 3752.30 89.40 90.30 85.90 88.30 83.50
1995 485 7158 3385.96 81.70 83.40 85.80 79.70 83.30
1996 485 6653 2950.35 75.70 78.00 85.50 69.20 82.70
1997 485 1788 825.49 20.40 21.40 83.00 19.40 80.20
1998 485 6609 3123.75 75.40 75.50 82.70 73.50 80.00
1999 512 7195 3578.50 82.10 82.60 82.70 81.90 80.00
2000 512 7094 3527.45 80.80 80.90 82.60 78.40 80.00
2001 512 8631 4342.97 98.50 98.60 83.20 96.80 80.60
2002 512 7934 4004.30 90.60 90.70 83.40 89.30 80.90
2003 518 7469 3713.28 85.30 85.60 83.50 81.90 80.90
2004 518 8559 4384.88 97.40 97.50 84.00 96.40 81.40
2005 514 6355 3232.63 72.50 72.60 83.60 71.80 81.10
2006 514 7972 4094.78 91.00 91.00 83.80 90.90 81.40
2007 514 8760 4462.21 100.00 100.00 84.30 99.10 82.00
2008 514 7904 4075.91 90.00 90.00 84.50 90.30 82.20
2009 516 7501 3782.45 85.60 85.70 84.50 83.70 82.20
2010 515 8495 4336.29 97.00 97.00 84.90 96.10 82.60
2011 586 6098 3450.08 69.60 71.90 84.50 70.80 82.30
2012 591 7935 4633.79 90.30 90.40 84.70 89.30 82.50
2013 591 8760 5237.69 100.00 100.00 85.10 101.20 83.00
2014 591 7962 4742.28 90.90 90.90 85.30 91.60 83.20
2015 591 8095 4819.90 92.40 92.40 85.50 93.10 83.50
2016 591 8784 5282.17 100.00 100.00 85.80 101.80 84.00
2017 591 8113 4810.70 92.60 92.60 86.00 92.90 84.20
2018 591 8267 4948.38 94.40 94.50 86.20 95.60 84.50
2019 591 8760 5239.90 100.00 100.00 86.60 101.20 84.90
2020 591 8244 4942.57 93.80 93.90 86.70 95.20 85.20
2021 591 8145 4754.72 93.00 93.00 86.90 91.80 85.30
2022 591 8760 5303.96 100.00 100.00 87.20 102.40 85.70
2023 591 8172 4870.22 93.30 93.40 87.30 94.10 85.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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