Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model W (4-loop) DRYAMB
Owner Georgia Power Co.
Operator Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 August 1976
First Criticality Monday, 9 March 1987
First Grid Connection Friday, 27 March 1987
Commercial Operation Monday, 1 June 1987

Specifications

Capacity Net 1150 MWe
Capacity Gross 1229 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3626 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1122 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 (%)
1987 - - - - - - - -
1988 1079 6569 6799.71 74.80 74.20 74.20 71.70 71.70
1989 1083 8275 8709.38 94.50 94.20 84.20 91.80 81.80
1990 1079 6980 7353.06 79.70 78.40 82.30 77.80 80.40
1991 1100 7016 7501.74 80.10 79.00 81.40 77.80 79.80
1992 1105 8523 9383.53 97.00 96.90 84.60 96.70 83.20
1993 1158 7577 8600.74 86.50 86.30 84.90 85.70 83.60
1994 1169 7847 8817.16 89.60 89.60 85.60 86.10 84.00
1995 1162 8621 9984.01 98.40 98.40 87.30 98.10 85.90
1996 1162 7162 8149.80 81.50 81.60 86.60 79.80 85.20
1997 1162 7167 8270.11 81.80 81.80 86.10 81.20 84.80
1998 1162 8738 10216.95 99.80 99.80 87.40 100.40 86.20
1999 1151 8108 9425.86 92.60 92.60 87.80 93.30 86.80
2000 1148 7963 9196.57 90.60 90.70 88.00 91.20 87.20
2001 1148 8665 10144.38 98.90 98.90 88.80 100.90 88.20
2002 1148 7469 8638.76 85.30 85.30 88.60 85.90 88.00
2003 1152 8097 9411.48 92.40 92.50 88.80 93.30 88.30
2004 1152 8694 10162.27 99.00 99.00 89.40 100.40 89.10
2005 1152 7964 9220.15 90.90 91.00 89.50 91.40 89.20
2006 1152 7536 8671.05 86.00 86.00 89.40 85.90 89.00
2007 1109 8760 9960.29 100.00 100.00 89.90 102.50 89.70
2008 1109 7828 9050.43 89.10 89.10 89.80 92.90 89.80
2009 1150 7861 9135.00 89.70 90.10 89.80 90.70 89.90
2010 1150 8760 10247.42 100.00 100.00 90.30 101.70 90.40
2011 1150 7954 9216.93 90.80 90.80 90.30 91.50 90.40
2012 1150 7961 9216.97 90.60 90.60 90.30 91.20 90.50
2013 1150 8760 10222.36 100.00 100.00 90.70 101.50 90.90
2014 1150 7752 8820.19 88.50 88.50 90.60 87.60 90.80
2015 1150 7947 9215.78 90.70 90.70 90.60 91.50 90.80
2016 1150 8784 10273.15 100.00 100.00 91.00 101.70 91.20
2017 1150 8109 9408.65 92.60 92.60 91.00 93.40 91.20
2018 1150 8216 9627.22 93.80 93.80 91.10 95.60 91.40
2019 1150 8760 10297.02 100.00 100.00 91.40 102.20 91.70
2020 1150 8221 9562.45 93.60 93.60 91.40 94.70 91.80
2021 1150 8152 9436.79 93.10 93.10 91.50 93.70 91.90
2022 1150 8699 10141.46 99.30 99.30 91.70 100.70 92.10
2023 1150 7983 9244.23 91.10 92.60 91.70 91.80 92.10

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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