Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4 (Mark 1) |
| Owner | Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. |
| Operator | Progress Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 7 February 1970 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 20 March 1975 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 29 April 1975 |
| Commercial Operation | Monday, 3 November 1975 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 932 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 960 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2923 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 821 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 821 | 3254 | 1423.80 | 93.20 | 93.20 | 93.20 | 58.80 | 58.80 |
| 1976 | 789 | 4911 | 2486.60 | 55.90 | 35.80 | 44.30 | 35.90 | 39.30 |
| 1977 | 790 | 4872 | 2436.60 | 55.60 | 35.30 | 40.10 | 35.20 | 37.40 |
| 1978 | 790 | 7018 | 4794.60 | 80.10 | 69.30 | 49.30 | 69.30 | 47.40 |
| 1979 | 790 | 5741 | 3652.10 | 65.50 | 52.80 | 50.10 | 52.80 | 48.70 |
| 1980 | 790 | 3086 | 1864.60 | 35.10 | 38.10 | 47.80 | 26.90 | 44.50 |
| 1981 | 790 | 5800 | 3283.90 | 66.20 | 68.00 | 51.10 | 47.40 | 45.00 |
| 1982 | 790 | 3378 | 1942.10 | 38.60 | 41.40 | 49.70 | 28.10 | 42.60 |
| 1983 | 790 | 5630 | 3941.70 | 64.30 | 65.30 | 51.60 | 57.00 | 44.40 |
| 1984 | 790 | 2236 | 1429.01 | 25.50 | 28.90 | 49.20 | 20.60 | 41.80 |
| 1985 | 790 | 6983 | 5021.91 | 79.70 | 80.00 | 52.20 | 72.60 | 44.80 |
| 1986 | 790 | 4027 | 2933.07 | 46.00 | 48.50 | 51.80 | 42.40 | 44.60 |
| 1987 | 790 | 8203 | 5694.10 | 93.60 | 94.00 | 55.30 | 82.30 | 47.70 |
| 1988 | 790 | 5361 | 3929.22 | 61.00 | 62.80 | 55.90 | 56.60 | 48.40 |
| 1989 | 790 | 5763 | 4195.43 | 65.80 | 67.40 | 56.70 | 60.60 | 49.20 |
| 1990 | 790 | 5616 | 4067.43 | 64.10 | 66.10 | 57.30 | 58.80 | 49.80 |
| 1991 | 754 | 4959 | 3664.18 | 56.60 | 57.80 | 57.30 | 54.00 | 50.10 |
| 1992 | 754 | 2200 | 1315.10 | 25.00 | 25.10 | 55.50 | 19.90 | 48.40 |
| 1993 | 754 | 5525 | 4000.88 | 63.10 | 63.10 | 55.90 | 60.60 | 49.00 |
| 1994 | 754 | 6436 | 4823.21 | 73.50 | 73.50 | 56.80 | 73.00 | 50.20 |
| 1995 | 754 | 8760 | 6215.96 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 58.90 | 94.10 | 52.40 |
| 1996 | 754 | 7277 | 5188.12 | 82.80 | 82.90 | 60.00 | 78.30 | 53.50 |
| 1997 | 754 | 7816 | 6055.38 | 89.20 | 89.20 | 61.20 | 91.70 | 55.20 |
| 1998 | 811 | 8539 | 6963.48 | 97.50 | 97.70 | 62.90 | 98.00 | 57.10 |
| 1999 | 811 | 7577 | 6095.17 | 86.50 | 86.50 | 63.90 | 85.80 | 58.40 |
| 2000 | 811 | 8616 | 7055.01 | 98.10 | 98.10 | 65.30 | 99.00 | 60.00 |
| 2001 | 811 | 7996 | 6540.43 | 91.30 | 91.30 | 66.30 | 92.10 | 61.30 |
| 2002 | 811 | 8609 | 7078.62 | 98.30 | 98.30 | 67.50 | 99.60 | 62.70 |
| 2003 | 811 | 7966 | 7028.09 | 90.90 | 91.00 | 68.40 | 98.90 | 64.10 |
| 2004 | 900 | 8639 | 7756.76 | 98.40 | 98.50 | 69.60 | 98.10 | 65.40 |
| 2005 | 811 | 7724 | 6781.70 | 88.20 | 88.20 | 70.20 | 95.40 | 66.40 |
| 2006 | 937 | 7972 | 7361.27 | 91.00 | 91.00 | 71.00 | 89.70 | 67.30 |
| 2007 | 937 | 7645 | 7140.26 | 87.30 | 87.30 | 71.60 | 87.00 | 68.00 |
| 2008 | 937 | 8448 | 7854.24 | 96.20 | 96.20 | 72.40 | 95.40 | 69.00 |
| 2009 | 920 | 7060 | 6410.20 | 80.60 | 80.30 | 72.70 | 79.50 | 69.30 |
| 2010 | 920 | 8639 | 8000.04 | 98.60 | 98.60 | 73.60 | 99.30 | 70.30 |
| 2011 | 920 | 6995 | 6336.69 | 79.80 | 79.90 | 73.80 | 78.60 | 70.60 |
| 2012 | 920 | 8704 | 7987.81 | 99.10 | 99.10 | 74.50 | 98.80 | 71.40 |
| 2013 | 920 | 7059 | 6385.33 | 80.60 | 80.60 | 74.70 | 79.20 | 71.60 |
| 2014 | 920 | 8715 | 7987.55 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 75.40 | 99.10 | 72.40 |
| 2015 | 920 | 7704 | 7098.43 | 88.00 | 87.90 | 75.80 | 88.10 | 72.90 |
| 2016 | 920 | 8784 | 8075.19 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 76.40 | 99.90 | 73.60 |
| 2017 | 920 | 8010 | 7191.04 | 91.40 | 91.40 | 76.80 | 89.20 | 74.00 |
| 2018 | 932 | 8453 | 7532.90 | 96.50 | 96.50 | 77.30 | 92.30 | 74.50 |
| 2019 | 932 | 7689 | 6972.51 | 87.80 | 87.80 | 77.60 | 85.40 | 74.80 |
| 2020 | 932 | 8740 | 8088.45 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 78.10 | 98.80 | 75.40 |
| 2021 | 932 | 8035 | 7450.71 | 91.70 | 91.70 | 78.40 | 91.30 | 75.70 |
| 2022 | 932 | 8625 | 7831.71 | 98.50 | 98.50 | 78.90 | 95.90 | 76.20 |