Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) DRYSUB |
| Owner | Dominion Resources, Inc. |
| Operator | Dominion Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 25 June 1968 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Wednesday, 7 March 1973 |
| First Grid Connection | Saturday, 10 March 1973 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 1 May 1973 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 838 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 890 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2587 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 788 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 788 | 5392 | 3377.50 | 77.10 | 77.90 | 77.90 | 66.10 | 66.10 |
| 1974 | 788 | 3854 | 2660.50 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 57.60 | 38.50 | 49.60 |
| 1975 | 788 | 6967 | 5053.10 | 79.50 | 73.20 | 63.50 | 73.20 | 58.40 |
| 1976 | 788 | 4585 | 3343.40 | 52.20 | 48.30 | 59.40 | 48.30 | 55.70 |
| 1977 | 776 | 5980 | 4457.30 | 68.30 | 65.60 | 60.70 | 65.60 | 57.80 |
| 1978 | 775 | 7244 | 5372.00 | 82.70 | 79.10 | 63.90 | 79.10 | 61.50 |
| 1979 | 775 | 818 | 611.50 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 55.70 | 9.00 | 53.70 |
| 1980 | 775 | 3139 | 2241.60 | 35.70 | 36.00 | 53.20 | 32.90 | 51.00 |
| 1981 | 775 | 6972 | 5150.30 | 79.60 | 79.60 | 56.20 | 75.90 | 53.90 |
| 1982 | 775 | 7729 | 5492.20 | 88.20 | 88.70 | 59.50 | 80.90 | 56.60 |
| 1983 | 775 | 5729 | 4086.10 | 65.40 | 65.00 | 60.00 | 60.20 | 57.00 |
| 1984 | 775 | 7327 | 5209.38 | 83.40 | 83.30 | 62.00 | 76.50 | 58.60 |
| 1985 | 775 | 5857 | 4072.44 | 66.90 | 65.80 | 62.30 | 60.00 | 58.70 |
| 1986 | 781 | 6072 | 4498.94 | 69.30 | 68.70 | 62.80 | 65.80 | 59.30 |
| 1987 | 781 | 6456 | 4790.95 | 73.70 | 73.60 | 63.50 | 70.00 | 60.00 |
| 1988 | 781 | 4993 | 3570.90 | 56.80 | 56.60 | 63.10 | 52.00 | 59.50 |
| 1989 | 781 | 1355 | 893.58 | 15.50 | 13.30 | 60.10 | 13.10 | 56.70 |
| 1990 | 781 | 7919 | 5837.77 | 90.40 | 84.80 | 61.50 | 85.30 | 58.30 |
| 1991 | 781 | 5886 | 3985.21 | 67.20 | 66.60 | 61.80 | 58.20 | 58.30 |
| 1992 | 781 | 8470 | 6426.48 | 96.40 | 96.30 | 63.50 | 93.70 | 60.10 |
| 1993 | 781 | 6283 | 4541.66 | 71.70 | 71.00 | 63.90 | 66.40 | 60.40 |
| 1994 | 781 | 8251 | 6260.97 | 94.20 | 94.00 | 65.30 | 91.50 | 61.90 |
| 1995 | 801 | 7087 | 5517.38 | 80.90 | 80.60 | 66.00 | 80.00 | 62.70 |
| 1996 | 801 | 7539 | 6081.46 | 85.80 | 85.90 | 66.80 | 86.40 | 63.70 |
| 1997 | 801 | 8034 | 6451.27 | 91.70 | 91.80 | 67.90 | 91.90 | 64.90 |
| 1998 | 801 | 8760 | 7178.88 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 69.20 | 102.30 | 66.40 |
| 1999 | 801 | 7493 | 5874.83 | 85.50 | 85.60 | 69.80 | 83.70 | 67.00 |
| 2000 | 801 | 8022 | 6539.43 | 91.30 | 91.30 | 70.60 | 92.90 | 68.00 |
| 2001 | 815 | 8203 | 6720.74 | 93.60 | 93.70 | 71.40 | 94.10 | 68.90 |
| 2002 | 815 | 7966 | 6523.67 | 90.90 | 91.00 | 72.10 | 91.40 | 69.70 |
| 2003 | 815 | 6861 | 5612.12 | 78.30 | 78.30 | 72.30 | 78.60 | 70.00 |
| 2004 | 815 | 8606 | 7051.74 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 73.10 | 98.50 | 71.00 |
| 2005 | 815 | 8046 | 6488.55 | 91.80 | 91.90 | 73.70 | 90.90 | 71.60 |
| 2006 | 799 | 7705 | 6189.36 | 88.00 | 88.00 | 74.20 | 88.40 | 72.10 |
| 2007 | 799 | 8760 | 7086.34 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 74.90 | 101.20 | 72.90 |
| 2008 | 799 | 8205 | 6606.84 | 93.40 | 93.40 | 75.40 | 94.10 | 73.50 |
| 2009 | 799 | 8026 | 6412.30 | 91.60 | 91.60 | 75.90 | 91.60 | 74.00 |
| 2010 | 799 | 8646 | 6966.03 | 98.70 | 98.70 | 76.50 | 99.50 | 74.70 |
| 2011 | 839 | 6771 | 5605.67 | 77.30 | 77.90 | 76.50 | 78.10 | 74.80 |
| 2012 | 838 | 8001 | 6775.06 | 91.10 | 91.10 | 76.90 | 92.00 | 75.30 |
| 2013 | 838 | 8760 | 7568.22 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 77.50 | 103.10 | 76.00 |
| 2014 | 838 | 7882 | 6761.76 | 90.00 | 90.00 | 77.80 | 92.10 | 76.40 |
| 2015 | 838 | 7250 | 6120.41 | 82.80 | 82.80 | 78.00 | 83.40 | 76.60 |
| 2016 | 838 | 8691 | 7499.35 | 98.90 | 98.90 | 78.50 | 101.90 | 77.20 |
| 2017 | 838 | 8057 | 6913.92 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 78.80 | 94.20 | 77.60 |
| 2018 | 838 | 7788 | 6657.38 | 88.90 | 88.90 | 79.00 | 90.70 | 77.90 |
| 2019 | 838 | 8760 | 7530.89 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 79.50 | 102.60 | 78.40 |
| 2020 | 838 | 8014 | 6789.08 | 91.20 | 91.20 | 79.80 | 92.20 | 78.70 |
| 2021 | 838 | 7103 | 5968.00 | 81.10 | 89.00 | 80.00 | 81.30 | 78.80 |
| 2022 | 838 | 8760 | 7533.78 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 80.40 | 102.60 | 79.30 |
| 2023 | 838 | 7526 | 6345.86 | 85.90 | 85.80 | 80.50 | 86.40 | 79.40 |