Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (4-loop) ICECND |
| Owner | Duke Energy Corp. |
| Operator | Duke Energy Corp. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 April 1971 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 8 August 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Saturday, 12 September 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 1 December 1981 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1158 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1215 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3411 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1180 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1180 | 45 | 19.10 | 6.00 | 10.20 | 10.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 |
| 1982 | 1180 | 7043 | 4302.30 | 80.40 | 81.60 | 76.00 | 41.60 | 38.50 |
| 1983 | 1180 | 4852 | 4650.00 | 55.40 | 57.30 | 67.00 | 45.00 | 41.60 |
| 1984 | 1180 | 6011 | 6434.27 | 68.40 | 69.30 | 67.80 | 62.10 | 48.30 |
| 1985 | 1180 | 6747 | 6780.08 | 77.00 | 77.10 | 70.00 | 65.60 | 52.50 |
| 1986 | 1150 | 4912 | 5181.08 | 56.10 | 56.20 | 67.40 | 51.40 | 52.30 |
| 1987 | 1150 | 6713 | 7352.88 | 76.60 | 76.70 | 68.90 | 73.00 | 55.60 |
| 1988 | 1129 | 6763 | 7406.41 | 77.00 | 77.00 | 70.00 | 74.70 | 58.20 |
| 1989 | 1129 | 7187 | 7807.23 | 82.00 | 84.50 | 71.80 | 78.90 | 60.70 |
| 1990 | 1129 | 4718 | 4755.31 | 53.90 | 56.90 | 70.20 | 48.10 | 59.40 |
| 1991 | 1129 | 6259 | 6851.08 | 71.40 | 71.40 | 70.30 | 69.30 | 60.30 |
| 1992 | 1129 | 6839 | 7485.28 | 77.90 | 77.90 | 71.00 | 75.50 | 61.70 |
| 1993 | 1129 | 5095 | 5537.09 | 58.20 | 58.20 | 69.90 | 56.00 | 61.20 |
| 1994 | 1129 | 6291 | 6877.25 | 71.80 | 71.90 | 70.10 | 69.50 | 61.80 |
| 1995 | 1129 | 8017 | 8860.20 | 91.50 | 91.60 | 71.60 | 89.60 | 63.80 |
| 1996 | 1129 | 7858 | 8558.29 | 89.50 | 89.50 | 72.70 | 86.30 | 65.30 |
| 1997 | 1129 | 6361 | 7011.25 | 72.60 | 72.70 | 72.70 | 70.90 | 65.60 |
| 1998 | 1100 | 7889 | 8822.61 | 90.10 | 90.00 | 73.70 | 90.00 | 67.00 |
| 1999 | 1100 | 7584 | 8593.31 | 86.60 | 86.60 | 74.40 | 89.20 | 68.20 |
| 2000 | 1100 | 8741 | 9995.02 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 75.70 | 103.40 | 70.00 |
| 2001 | 1100 | 7708 | 8684.94 | 88.00 | 88.00 | 76.30 | 90.10 | 70.90 |
| 2002 | 1100 | 8042 | 9100.83 | 91.80 | 91.80 | 77.00 | 94.40 | 72.00 |
| 2003 | 1100 | 8760 | 9912.47 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 78.00 | 102.90 | 73.40 |
| 2004 | 1100 | 7321 | 8238.51 | 83.30 | 83.40 | 78.20 | 85.30 | 73.90 |
| 2005 | 1100 | 7963 | 8968.59 | 90.90 | 90.90 | 78.70 | 93.10 | 74.60 |
| 2006 | 1100 | 8760 | 9967.23 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 79.60 | 103.40 | 75.80 |
| 2007 | 1100 | 6852 | 7656.08 | 78.20 | 78.20 | 79.50 | 79.40 | 75.90 |
| 2008 | 1100 | 7412 | 8364.40 | 84.40 | 84.40 | 79.70 | 86.60 | 76.30 |
| 2009 | 1100 | 8760 | 9999.08 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 80.40 | 103.80 | 77.20 |
| 2010 | 1100 | 7778 | 8835.73 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 80.70 | 91.70 | 77.70 |
| 2011 | 1129 | 7979 | 9081.86 | 91.10 | 91.20 | 81.00 | 93.60 | 78.20 |
| 2012 | 1129 | 8784 | 10114.04 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 81.60 | 102.00 | 79.00 |
| 2013 | 1158 | 7740 | 8780.45 | 88.40 | 88.60 | 81.90 | 86.60 | 79.30 |
| 2014 | 1158 | 7194 | 8227.61 | 82.10 | 82.10 | 81.90 | 81.10 | 79.30 |
| 2015 | 1160 | 8603 | 10188.92 | 98.20 | 98.20 | 82.40 | 100.30 | 80.00 |
| 2016 | 1160 | 8085 | 9515.88 | 92.00 | 91.80 | 82.60 | 93.40 | 80.30 |
| 2017 | 1158 | 8196 | 9646.27 | 93.60 | 93.60 | 83.00 | 95.10 | 80.80 |
| 2018 | 1158 | 8730 | 10359.25 | 99.70 | 99.70 | 83.40 | 102.10 | 81.40 |
| 2019 | 1158 | 8022 | 9271.86 | 91.60 | 91.60 | 83.60 | 91.40 | 81.60 |
| 2020 | 1158 | 8013 | 9434.12 | 91.20 | 91.20 | 83.80 | 92.80 | 81.90 |
| 2021 | 1158 | 8760 | 10329.64 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 84.20 | 101.80 | 82.40 |
| 2022 | 1158 | 7867 | 9252.30 | 89.80 | 89.80 | 84.40 | 91.20 | 82.60 |