Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model PWR
Owner
Operator General Public Utilities (Owned By Firstenergy Corp.)

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 November 1969
First Criticality Monday, 27 March 1978
First Grid Connection Friday, 21 April 1978
Commercial Operation Saturday, 30 December 1978
Permanent Shutdown Wednesday, 28 March 1979

Specifications

Capacity Net 880 MWe
Capacity Gross 959 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2772 MWt
Design Net Capacity 906 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 (%)
1978 880 1298 636.50 - - - - -
1979 880 1612 1318.10 74.60 69.30 69.30 69.30 69.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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