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 | Tuesday, 8 May 1984 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 3 July 1984 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 12 February 1985 |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1065 | 1767 | 932.03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 1032 | 7463 | 7323.31 | 87.20 | 90.20 | 90.20 | 84.10 | 84.10 |
| 1986 | 1032 | 5730 | 5458.36 | 65.40 | 63.50 | 76.20 | 60.40 | 71.70 |
| 1987 | 1032 | 8431 | 8598.43 | 96.20 | 96.00 | 83.00 | 95.10 | 79.70 |
| 1988 | 1038 | 5985 | 5915.25 | 68.10 | 66.30 | 78.80 | 65.10 | 76.00 |
| 1989 | 1038 | 6745 | 6777.04 | 77.00 | 76.90 | 78.40 | 74.50 | 75.70 |
| 1990 | 1039 | 8143 | 8290.70 | 93.00 | 94.40 | 81.10 | 91.10 | 78.30 |
| 1991 | 1044 | 6955 | 7041.38 | 79.40 | 78.40 | 80.70 | 77.20 | 78.20 |
| 1992 | 1044 | 7119 | 7186.16 | 81.00 | 80.20 | 80.60 | 78.40 | 78.20 |
| 1993 | 1044 | 8094 | 8337.86 | 92.40 | 92.30 | 82.00 | 91.20 | 79.60 |
| 1994 | 1094 | 6577 | 6909.84 | 75.10 | 74.70 | 81.20 | 73.50 | 79.00 |
| 1995 | 1094 | 7691 | 8192.74 | 87.80 | 87.80 | 81.80 | 85.50 | 79.60 |
| 1996 | 1094 | 8346 | 9127.17 | 95.00 | 95.00 | 83.00 | 95.00 | 81.00 |
| 1997 | 1094 | 7211 | 7732.57 | 82.30 | 82.40 | 82.90 | 80.70 | 81.00 |
| 1998 | 1094 | 8172 | 8820.75 | 93.30 | 93.30 | 83.70 | 92.00 | 81.80 |
| 1999 | 1094 | 7268 | 7794.67 | 83.00 | 83.00 | 83.60 | 81.30 | 81.70 |
| 2000 | 1094 | 8587 | 9347.19 | 97.80 | 97.80 | 84.60 | 97.30 | 82.80 |
| 2001 | 1111 | 7693 | 8397.15 | 87.80 | 87.90 | 84.80 | 86.90 | 83.00 |
| 2002 | 1111 | 8439 | 9306.16 | 96.30 | 96.40 | 85.40 | 95.60 | 83.70 |
| 2003 | 1140 | 7701 | 8654.66 | 87.90 | 88.20 | 85.60 | 87.20 | 83.90 |
| 2004 | 1140 | 8784 | 10057.13 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.40 | 100.40 | 84.80 |
| 2005 | 1140 | 7900 | 8885.73 | 90.20 | 90.20 | 86.60 | 89.00 | 85.00 |
| 2006 | 1140 | 8155 | 9270.90 | 93.10 | 93.10 | 86.90 | 92.80 | 85.40 |
| 2007 | 1140 | 7726 | 8781.57 | 88.20 | 88.20 | 86.90 | 87.90 | 85.50 |
| 2008 | 1140 | 8784 | 10091.45 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 87.50 | 100.80 | 86.20 |
| 2009 | 1140 | 7775 | 9011.13 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 87.60 | 90.20 | 86.40 |
| 2010 | 1190 | 8686 | 10221.22 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 88.10 | 98.00 | 86.80 |
| 2011 | 1260 | 6600 | 7951.26 | 75.30 | 76.10 | 87.60 | 74.10 | 86.30 |
| 2012 | 1257 | 7609 | 9194.97 | 86.60 | 86.60 | 87.50 | 83.30 | 86.20 |
| 2013 | 1257 | 7256 | 9076.94 | 82.80 | 82.80 | 87.30 | 82.40 | 86.00 |
| 2014 | 1257 | 7756 | 9710.29 | 88.50 | 88.50 | 87.40 | 88.20 | 86.10 |
| 2015 | 1257 | 7685 | 9714.51 | 87.70 | 87.70 | 87.40 | 88.20 | 86.20 |
| 2016 | 1257 | 8523 | 10673.32 | 97.00 | 97.00 | 87.70 | 96.70 | 86.60 |
| 2017 | 1257 | 7876 | 9784.47 | 89.90 | 89.90 | 87.80 | 88.90 | 86.60 |
| 2018 | 1257 | 8760 | 10945.59 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 88.20 | 99.40 | 87.10 |
| 2019 | 1257 | 8059 | 9867.64 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 88.30 | 89.60 | 87.20 |
| 2020 | 1257 | 8683 | 10658.67 | 98.80 | 98.90 | 88.60 | 96.50 | 87.40 |
| 2021 | 1257 | 7879 | 9251.27 | 89.90 | 89.90 | 88.70 | 84.00 | 87.30 |
| 2022 | 1257 | 8661 | 10634.60 | 98.90 | 98.90 | 89.00 | 96.60 | 87.60 |
| 2023 | 1257 | 7818 | 9312.42 | 89.20 | 90.00 | 89.00 | 84.60 | 87.50 |