Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) DRYAMB |
| Owner | South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. |
| Operator | South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 21 March 1973 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 22 October 1982 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 16 November 1982 |
| Commercial Operation | Sunday, 1 January 1984 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 973 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1006 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2900 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 900 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 900 | 761 | 191.20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 900 | 6238 | 4327.50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 900 | 5362 | 4208.59 | 61.00 | 61.30 | 61.30 | 53.20 | 53.20 |
| 1985 | 885 | 6272 | 5235.09 | 71.60 | 71.60 | 66.40 | 67.50 | 60.30 |
| 1986 | 885 | 8346 | 7160.64 | 95.30 | 95.30 | 76.00 | 92.40 | 70.90 |
| 1987 | 885 | 6135 | 5168.12 | 70.00 | 70.10 | 74.50 | 66.70 | 69.90 |
| 1988 | 885 | 5952 | 5068.16 | 67.80 | 67.80 | 73.20 | 65.20 | 68.90 |
| 1989 | 885 | 7073 | 5412.76 | 80.70 | 80.80 | 74.40 | 69.80 | 69.10 |
| 1990 | 885 | 7261 | 6117.27 | 82.90 | 82.90 | 75.60 | 78.90 | 70.50 |
| 1991 | 885 | 7065 | 5346.13 | 80.60 | 80.60 | 76.30 | 69.00 | 70.30 |
| 1992 | 885 | 8532 | 7515.20 | 97.10 | 97.10 | 78.60 | 96.70 | 73.20 |
| 1993 | 885 | 7258 | 6109.46 | 82.80 | 82.90 | 79.00 | 78.80 | 73.80 |
| 1994 | 885 | 6022 | 4456.04 | 68.70 | 68.80 | 78.10 | 57.50 | 72.30 |
| 1995 | 885 | 8478 | 7561.35 | 96.80 | 96.80 | 79.60 | 97.50 | 74.40 |
| 1996 | 945 | 7829 | 7155.13 | 89.10 | 89.60 | 80.40 | 88.20 | 75.50 |
| 1997 | 954 | 7805 | 7267.91 | 89.10 | 89.90 | 81.20 | 87.50 | 76.40 |
| 1998 | 945 | 8638 | 8188.92 | 98.60 | 98.70 | 82.40 | 98.10 | 78.00 |
| 1999 | 954 | 7779 | 7376.30 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 82.80 | 88.30 | 78.60 |
| 2000 | 966 | 6688 | 6358.81 | 76.10 | 76.20 | 82.40 | 75.00 | 78.40 |
| 2001 | 966 | 7095 | 6757.53 | 81.00 | 81.00 | 82.30 | 79.90 | 78.50 |
| 2002 | 966 | 7645 | 7379.52 | 87.30 | 87.30 | 82.60 | 87.20 | 79.00 |
| 2003 | 966 | 7564 | 7352.06 | 86.40 | 86.40 | 82.80 | 86.90 | 79.40 |
| 2004 | 966 | 8413 | 8243.34 | 95.80 | 95.80 | 83.40 | 97.20 | 80.30 |
| 2005 | 966 | 7746 | 7469.40 | 88.40 | 88.40 | 83.70 | 88.30 | 80.70 |
| 2006 | 966 | 7783 | 7521.40 | 88.80 | 88.90 | 83.90 | 88.90 | 81.00 |
| 2007 | 966 | 8719 | 8479.04 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 84.60 | 100.20 | 81.90 |
| 2008 | 966 | 7404 | 7178.10 | 84.30 | 84.30 | 84.60 | 84.60 | 82.00 |
| 2009 | 966 | 7150 | 6872.04 | 81.60 | 81.60 | 84.50 | 81.20 | 82.00 |
| 2010 | 966 | 8681 | 8487.08 | 99.10 | 99.10 | 85.00 | 100.30 | 82.70 |
| 2011 | 966 | 7622 | 7426.23 | 87.00 | 87.00 | 85.10 | 87.80 | 82.80 |
| 2012 | 971 | 7456 | 7281.60 | 84.90 | 84.90 | 85.10 | 85.40 | 82.90 |
| 2013 | 971 | 8501 | 8369.88 | 97.00 | 97.00 | 85.50 | 98.40 | 83.50 |
| 2014 | 971 | 7078 | 6914.78 | 80.80 | 80.80 | 85.40 | 81.30 | 83.40 |
| 2015 | 971 | 7301 | 7115.39 | 83.30 | 83.40 | 85.30 | 83.60 | 83.40 |
| 2016 | 971 | 8784 | 8658.36 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.80 | 101.50 | 84.00 |
| 2017 | 973 | 7079 | 6913.29 | 80.80 | 80.80 | 85.60 | 81.10 | 83.90 |
| 2018 | 973 | 7540 | 7366.39 | 86.10 | 86.20 | 85.60 | 86.40 | 84.00 |
| 2019 | 973 | 8402 | 8248.44 | 95.90 | 95.90 | 85.90 | 96.80 | 84.30 |
| 2020 | 973 | 8002 | 7727.52 | 91.10 | 91.10 | 86.10 | 90.40 | 84.50 |
| 2021 | 973 | 7224 | 6146.32 | 82.50 | 82.50 | 86.00 | 72.10 | 84.20 |
| 2022 | 973 | 8710 | 8591.09 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 86.30 | 100.80 | 84.60 |
| 2023 | 973 | 7699 | 7517.23 | 87.90 | 100.00 | 86.70 | 88.20 | 84.70 |