Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4 (Mark 1) |
| Owner | Georgia Power Co. |
| Operator | Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 February 1972 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 4 July 1978 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 22 September 1978 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 5 September 1979 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 883 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 921 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2804 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 784 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 795 | 1385 | 496.60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 749 | 4155 | 2632.60 | 84.70 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 80.10 | 80.10 |
| 1980 | 767 | 5269 | 3653.10 | 60.00 | 59.10 | 69.20 | 54.20 | 60.60 |
| 1981 | 772 | 6872 | 4481.50 | 78.40 | 78.70 | 73.30 | 66.30 | 63.00 |
| 1982 | 771 | 5588 | 3734.20 | 63.80 | 63.90 | 70.40 | 55.30 | 60.70 |
| 1983 | 771 | 5774 | 3817.20 | 65.90 | 66.10 | 69.40 | 56.50 | 59.70 |
| 1984 | 748 | 2833 | 1893.50 | 32.20 | 26.70 | 61.60 | 28.80 | 54.10 |
| 1985 | 748 | 7239 | 5376.13 | 82.60 | 82.60 | 64.90 | 82.00 | 58.40 |
| 1986 | 777 | 6169 | 3618.71 | 70.40 | 70.40 | 65.60 | 53.20 | 57.70 |
| 1987 | 761 | 8388 | 5755.61 | 95.80 | 95.70 | 69.20 | 86.30 | 61.10 |
| 1988 | 768 | 5917 | 4254.48 | 67.40 | 65.60 | 68.80 | 63.10 | 61.30 |
| 1989 | 768 | 6155 | 4147.17 | 70.30 | 68.60 | 68.80 | 61.60 | 61.30 |
| 1990 | 766 | 8649 | 6527.75 | 98.70 | 98.70 | 71.40 | 97.30 | 64.50 |
| 1991 | 761 | 6656 | 4932.15 | 76.00 | 74.40 | 71.70 | 74.00 | 65.30 |
| 1992 | 765 | 6668 | 4692.39 | 75.90 | 74.50 | 71.90 | 69.90 | 65.60 |
| 1993 | 757 | 7734 | 4999.71 | 88.30 | 87.40 | 73.00 | 75.40 | 66.30 |
| 1994 | 765 | 7534 | 5275.59 | 86.00 | 85.20 | 73.80 | 78.70 | 67.10 |
| 1995 | 809 | 6888 | 5055.51 | 78.60 | 77.40 | 74.00 | 75.10 | 67.60 |
| 1996 | 809 | 8639 | 7021.70 | 98.40 | 98.40 | 75.50 | 98.80 | 69.50 |
| 1997 | 818 | 7560 | 6033.58 | 86.30 | 86.40 | 76.10 | 84.20 | 70.40 |
| 1998 | 855 | 7247 | 5829.91 | 82.70 | 82.80 | 76.50 | 81.00 | 70.90 |
| 1999 | 855 | 8173 | 7073.63 | 93.30 | 93.30 | 77.40 | 94.40 | 72.20 |
| 2000 | 878 | 7884 | 6900.28 | 89.80 | 89.60 | 78.00 | 89.90 | 73.10 |
| 2001 | 878 | 7618 | 6584.53 | 87.00 | 86.30 | 78.40 | 85.60 | 73.80 |
| 2002 | 870 | 8544 | 7423.29 | 97.50 | 97.30 | 79.40 | 97.40 | 74.90 |
| 2003 | 883 | 8052 | 6962.51 | 91.90 | 91.90 | 79.90 | 91.10 | 75.60 |
| 2004 | 883 | 8589 | 7520.63 | 97.80 | 97.80 | 80.70 | 97.00 | 76.60 |
| 2005 | 883 | 7724 | 6727.80 | 88.20 | 88.20 | 81.00 | 87.00 | 77.00 |
| 2006 | 883 | 8694 | 7641.83 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 81.80 | 98.80 | 77.90 |
| 2007 | 883 | 7744 | 6749.03 | 88.40 | 88.40 | 82.00 | 87.20 | 78.20 |
| 2008 | 883 | 8516 | 7479.80 | 97.00 | 97.00 | 82.60 | 96.40 | 78.90 |
| 2009 | 883 | 6119 | 5218.51 | 69.80 | 69.90 | 82.10 | 67.50 | 78.50 |
| 2010 | 883 | 8456 | 7391.68 | 96.50 | 96.50 | 82.60 | 95.60 | 79.10 |
| 2011 | 883 | 7405 | 6052.02 | 84.50 | 84.60 | 82.70 | 78.20 | 79.10 |
| 2012 | 883 | 8634 | 7581.41 | 98.30 | 98.30 | 83.20 | 97.80 | 79.70 |
| 2013 | 883 | 7728 | 6767.29 | 88.20 | 88.20 | 83.30 | 87.50 | 79.90 |
| 2014 | 883 | 8760 | 7693.19 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 83.80 | 99.50 | 80.50 |
| 2015 | 883 | 7950 | 6926.72 | 90.80 | 90.80 | 84.00 | 89.60 | 80.80 |
| 2016 | 883 | 8657 | 7656.23 | 98.60 | 98.60 | 84.50 | 98.70 | 81.30 |
| 2017 | 883 | 8254 | 7212.21 | 94.20 | 94.20 | 84.70 | 93.20 | 81.60 |
| 2018 | 883 | 8562 | 7393.99 | 97.70 | 97.70 | 85.10 | 95.60 | 82.00 |
| 2019 | 883 | 7386 | 6358.89 | 84.30 | 84.30 | 85.10 | 82.20 | 82.00 |
| 2020 | 883 | 8590 | 7557.67 | 97.80 | 97.80 | 85.40 | 97.40 | 82.40 |
| 2021 | 883 | 8023 | 6981.87 | 91.60 | 91.60 | 85.60 | 90.30 | 82.60 |
| 2022 | 883 | 8605 | 7557.77 | 98.20 | 98.20 | 85.90 | 97.70 | 83.00 |