Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4 (Mark 2) |
| Owner | PPL Corporation |
| Operator | PPL Susquehanna LLC |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Friday, 2 November 1973 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 10 September 1982 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 16 November 1982 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 8 June 1983 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1257 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1330 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3952 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1065 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1011 | 852 | 321.30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 1034 | 4891 | 4472.80 | 73.30 | 76.30 | 76.30 | 66.60 | 66.60 |
| 1984 | 1032 | 6377 | 6088.14 | 72.60 | 72.00 | 73.60 | 67.20 | 67.00 |
| 1985 | 1032 | 5469 | 5286.43 | 62.40 | 60.40 | 68.50 | 58.50 | 63.70 |
| 1986 | 1032 | 5992 | 5839.25 | 68.40 | 66.80 | 68.00 | 64.60 | 63.90 |
| 1987 | 1032 | 6331 | 6132.87 | 72.30 | 70.70 | 68.60 | 67.80 | 64.80 |
| 1988 | 1032 | 8206 | 8410.06 | 93.40 | 93.10 | 73.00 | 92.80 | 69.80 |
| 1989 | 1032 | 6447 | 6483.95 | 73.60 | 72.20 | 72.90 | 71.70 | 70.10 |
| 1990 | 1033 | 6528 | 6446.70 | 74.50 | 73.10 | 72.90 | 71.20 | 70.20 |
| 1991 | 1040 | 8596 | 8821.60 | 98.10 | 98.00 | 75.80 | 97.20 | 73.40 |
| 1992 | 1040 | 6568 | 6400.29 | 74.80 | 73.60 | 75.60 | 70.10 | 73.00 |
| 1993 | 1040 | 5205 | 5232.40 | 59.40 | 57.50 | 73.90 | 57.40 | 71.60 |
| 1994 | 1040 | 8249 | 8414.45 | 94.20 | 94.20 | 75.60 | 92.40 | 73.40 |
| 1995 | 1090 | 7126 | 7432.27 | 81.40 | 81.10 | 76.10 | 79.00 | 73.80 |
| 1996 | 1090 | 7434 | 7752.89 | 84.60 | 84.70 | 76.80 | 81.00 | 74.40 |
| 1997 | 1090 | 8274 | 9085.32 | 94.40 | 94.50 | 78.00 | 95.20 | 75.90 |
| 1998 | 1090 | 7015 | 7652.80 | 80.10 | 81.50 | 78.20 | 80.20 | 76.20 |
| 1999 | 1090 | 8234 | 8814.47 | 94.00 | 94.00 | 79.20 | 92.30 | 77.20 |
| 2000 | 1090 | 7598 | 8180.56 | 86.50 | 86.50 | 79.70 | 85.40 | 77.60 |
| 2001 | 1090 | 8718 | 9412.96 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 80.80 | 98.60 | 78.80 |
| 2002 | 1105 | 7493 | 8026.62 | 85.50 | 85.70 | 81.00 | 83.40 | 79.10 |
| 2003 | 1105 | 8585 | 9359.91 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 81.90 | 96.70 | 80.00 |
| 2004 | 1135 | 7359 | 8027.00 | 83.80 | 84.10 | 82.00 | 81.20 | 80.00 |
| 2005 | 1105 | 8357 | 9442.62 | 95.40 | 95.40 | 82.60 | 97.60 | 80.80 |
| 2006 | 1135 | 7639 | 8602.67 | 87.20 | 87.20 | 82.80 | 86.50 | 81.10 |
| 2007 | 1149 | 8349 | 9456.33 | 95.30 | 95.40 | 83.40 | 94.00 | 81.60 |
| 2008 | 1149 | 7704 | 9005.70 | 87.70 | 87.70 | 83.60 | 89.20 | 82.00 |
| 2009 | 1185 | 8760 | 10475.53 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 84.20 | 100.90 | 82.70 |
| 2010 | 1239 | 6958 | 8294.36 | 79.40 | 80.00 | 84.10 | 77.80 | 82.50 |
| 2011 | 1260 | 7588 | 9499.00 | 86.60 | 86.80 | 84.20 | 86.40 | 82.70 |
| 2012 | 1257 | 6382 | 7814.86 | 72.60 | 72.70 | 83.70 | 70.80 | 82.20 |
| 2013 | 1257 | 7860 | 9898.58 | 89.70 | 89.70 | 84.00 | 89.90 | 82.50 |
| 2014 | 1257 | 7276 | 9150.78 | 83.10 | 83.10 | 83.90 | 83.10 | 82.50 |
| 2015 | 1257 | 8584 | 10908.97 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 84.40 | 99.10 | 83.10 |
| 2016 | 1257 | 7016 | 8749.66 | 79.90 | 79.90 | 84.20 | 79.20 | 83.00 |
| 2017 | 1257 | 8711 | 11026.09 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 84.80 | 100.10 | 83.50 |
| 2018 | 1257 | 7840 | 9582.31 | 89.50 | 89.50 | 84.90 | 87.00 | 83.60 |
| 2019 | 1257 | 8760 | 11105.06 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.40 | 100.80 | 84.20 |
| 2020 | 1257 | 7790 | 9332.24 | 88.70 | 88.70 | 85.50 | 84.50 | 84.20 |
| 2021 | 1257 | 8491 | 10838.48 | 96.90 | 96.90 | 85.80 | 98.40 | 84.60 |
| 2022 | 1257 | 7862 | 9428.21 | 89.80 | 97.80 | 86.10 | 85.60 | 84.60 |
| 2023 | 1257 | 8534 | 10738.36 | 97.40 | 99.70 | 86.50 | 97.50 | 85.00 |