Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-6 (Mark 3) |
| Owner | Entergy Gulf States, Inc. |
| Operator | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Friday, 25 March 1977 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 31 October 1985 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 3 December 1985 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 16 June 1986 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 967 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1016 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3091 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 966 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 936 | 180 | 22.56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 936 | 4221 | 2995.44 | 51.70 | 51.90 | 51.90 | 47.10 | 47.10 |
| 1987 | 936 | 5836 | 4964.44 | 66.60 | 66.60 | 61.70 | 60.60 | 56.00 |
| 1988 | 936 | 8149 | 7248.98 | 92.80 | 92.80 | 74.20 | 88.20 | 68.90 |
| 1989 | 936 | 5853 | 4785.01 | 66.80 | 66.90 | 72.10 | 58.40 | 65.90 |
| 1990 | 936 | 6642 | 5592.55 | 75.80 | 75.80 | 72.90 | 68.20 | 66.40 |
| 1991 | 936 | 7507 | 6687.20 | 85.70 | 85.70 | 75.20 | 81.60 | 69.20 |
| 1992 | 936 | 3210 | 2762.68 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 69.30 | 33.60 | 63.70 |
| 1993 | 936 | 6076 | 5257.87 | 69.40 | 69.40 | 69.30 | 64.10 | 63.70 |
| 1994 | 936 | 5455 | 4886.23 | 62.30 | 62.30 | 68.50 | 59.60 | 63.20 |
| 1995 | 936 | 8704 | 7930.81 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 71.70 | 96.70 | 66.80 |
| 1996 | 936 | 7391 | 6860.33 | 84.10 | 84.20 | 72.90 | 83.40 | 68.40 |
| 1997 | 936 | 7427 | 6822.66 | 84.80 | 84.80 | 74.00 | 83.20 | 69.60 |
| 1998 | 936 | 8404 | 7833.50 | 95.90 | 95.90 | 75.70 | 95.50 | 71.70 |
| 1999 | 936 | 6476 | 5704.78 | 73.90 | 74.00 | 75.60 | 69.60 | 71.60 |
| 2000 | 936 | 7795 | 7352.74 | 88.70 | 88.80 | 76.50 | 89.40 | 72.80 |
| 2001 | 936 | 8120 | 7811.78 | 92.70 | 92.40 | 77.50 | 95.30 | 74.20 |
| 2002 | 966 | 8579 | 8472.43 | 97.90 | 97.90 | 78.80 | 100.10 | 75.90 |
| 2003 | 966 | 8050 | 7653.23 | 91.90 | 91.80 | 79.60 | 90.40 | 76.70 |
| 2004 | 966 | 7758 | 7427.37 | 88.30 | 88.20 | 80.00 | 87.50 | 77.30 |
| 2005 | 978 | 8162 | 7822.48 | 93.20 | 93.20 | 80.70 | 91.30 | 78.10 |
| 2006 | 966 | 7921 | 7478.26 | 90.40 | 90.40 | 81.20 | 88.40 | 78.60 |
| 2007 | 970 | 7916 | 7184.57 | 90.40 | 90.50 | 81.70 | 84.60 | 78.90 |
| 2008 | 970 | 6771 | 6366.63 | 77.10 | 77.10 | 81.40 | 74.70 | 78.70 |
| 2009 | 978 | 8085 | 7833.37 | 92.30 | 92.40 | 81.90 | 91.40 | 79.20 |
| 2010 | 974 | 8642 | 8363.16 | 98.60 | 98.70 | 82.60 | 98.00 | 80.00 |
| 2011 | 967 | 7988 | 7696.44 | 91.20 | 91.20 | 83.00 | 90.90 | 80.40 |
| 2012 | 967 | 8172 | 7819.86 | 93.00 | 93.10 | 83.40 | 92.10 | 80.90 |
| 2013 | 967 | 7898 | 7599.84 | 90.20 | 90.20 | 83.60 | 89.70 | 81.20 |
| 2014 | 967 | 8525 | 8197.47 | 97.30 | 97.30 | 84.10 | 96.80 | 81.80 |
| 2015 | 967 | 7556 | 6934.81 | 86.30 | 86.20 | 84.20 | 81.90 | 81.80 |
| 2016 | 967 | 7501 | 7108.86 | 85.40 | 85.40 | 84.20 | 83.70 | 81.80 |
| 2017 | 967 | 7586 | 7047.56 | 86.60 | 86.60 | 84.30 | 83.20 | 81.90 |
| 2018 | 967 | 7650 | 7045.93 | 87.30 | 87.30 | 84.40 | 83.20 | 81.90 |
| 2019 | 967 | 7448 | 6574.77 | 85.00 | 85.00 | 84.40 | 77.60 | 81.80 |
| 2020 | 967 | 8467 | 7988.37 | 96.40 | 96.40 | 84.80 | 94.00 | 82.20 |
| 2021 | 967 | 7933 | 7381.59 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 84.90 | 87.10 | 82.30 |
| 2022 | 967 | 8760 | 8321.81 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.30 | 98.20 | 82.70 |
| 2023 | 967 | 5196 | 4398.62 | 59.30 | 65.90 | 84.80 | 51.90 | 81.90 |