Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model W (4-loop) (ICECND)
Owner Tennessee Valley Authority
Operator Tennessee Valley Authority

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 September 1973
First Criticality Monday, 23 May 2016
First Grid Connection Friday, 3 June 2016
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Specifications

Capacity Net 1164 MWe
Capacity Gross 1218 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3411 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1165 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 (%)
2016 1165 2593 2893.72 100.00 100.00 100.00 101.00 101.00
2017 1165 4421 5026.65 50.50 50.50 57.60 49.20 56.70
2018 1164 8397 9644.14 95.90 96.00 75.30 94.60 74.20
2019 1164 7820 8944.95 89.30 89.60 79.80 87.70 78.40
2020 1164 7548 8513.91 85.90 91.30 82.60 83.30 79.60
2021 1164 8227 8680.09 93.90 93.90 84.80 85.10 80.70
2022 1164 5845 6824.42 66.70 66.70 81.80 66.90 78.40
2023 1164 8098 9455.43 92.40 99.40 84.30 92.70 80.40

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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