Construction and start-up dates have been revised based on information available here

Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model PLWBR
Owner Department Of Energy And Duquesne Light Co.
Operator Department Of Energy And Duquesne Light Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 May 1955
First Criticality Monday, 2 December 1957
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 18 December 1957
Commercial Operation Monday, 26 May 1958
Permanent Shutdown Friday, 1 October 1982

Specifications

Capacity Net 60 MWe
Capacity Gross 68 MWe
Thermal Capacity 236 MWt
Design Net Capacity 60 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 (%)
1957 - - - - - - - -
1958 - - - - - - - -
1959 - - - - - - - -
1960 - - - - - - - -
1961 - - - - - - - -
1962 - - - - - - - -
1963 - - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 - - - - - - - -
1972 - - - - - - - -
1973 - - - - - - - -
1974 - - - - - - - -
1975 - - - - - - - -
1976 - - - - - - - -
1977 - - - - - - - -
1978 - - - - - - - -
1979 - - - - - - - -
1980 - - - - - - - -
1981 - - - - - - - -
1982 - - - - - - - -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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