Details

Reactor Type Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model 25
Owner General Electric And Pacific Gas And Electric Company
Operator General Electric

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 January 1956
First Criticality Saturday, 3 August 1957
First Grid Connection Saturday, 19 October 1957
Commercial Operation Saturday, 19 October 1957
Permanent Shutdown Monday, 9 December 1963

Specifications

Capacity Net 24 MWe
Capacity Gross 24 MWe
Thermal Capacity 50 MWt
Design Net Capacity 24 MWe
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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 - - - - - - - -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


See Also

Nuclear Power in United States

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