Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (3-loop) |
| Owner | Virginia Electric Power Co. |
| Operator | Dominion Energy |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Friday, 19 February 1971 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 12 June 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 25 August 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Sunday, 14 December 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 944 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1011 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2940 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 907 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 898 | 1701 | 1082.50 | 95.40 | 97.50 | 97.50 | 90.10 | 90.10 |
| 1981 | 883 | 6813 | 5652.70 | 77.80 | 78.40 | 79.30 | 73.10 | 73.90 |
| 1982 | 890 | 4990 | 4047.20 | 57.00 | 57.40 | 68.50 | 51.90 | 63.10 |
| 1983 | 890 | 7052 | 5802.50 | 80.50 | 80.80 | 72.60 | 74.40 | 66.80 |
| 1984 | 890 | 5896 | 4717.19 | 67.10 | 67.10 | 71.20 | 60.30 | 65.20 |
| 1985 | 893 | 8252 | 6813.59 | 94.20 | 94.20 | 75.80 | 87.20 | 69.60 |
| 1986 | 893 | 7208 | 6022.05 | 82.30 | 82.20 | 76.80 | 77.00 | 70.80 |
| 1987 | 915 | 6783 | 5653.45 | 77.40 | 77.40 | 76.90 | 71.20 | 70.90 |
| 1988 | 915 | 8708 | 7883.98 | 99.10 | 99.20 | 79.80 | 98.10 | 74.30 |
| 1989 | 915 | 6887 | 5896.51 | 78.60 | 80.20 | 79.80 | 73.60 | 74.20 |
| 1990 | 909 | 6982 | 5976.65 | 79.70 | 80.00 | 79.80 | 74.90 | 74.30 |
| 1991 | 909 | 8539 | 7684.26 | 97.50 | 97.50 | 81.40 | 96.50 | 76.40 |
| 1992 | 909 | 7237 | 6324.75 | 82.40 | 82.60 | 81.60 | 79.20 | 76.60 |
| 1993 | 909 | 7303 | 6225.22 | 83.40 | 83.60 | 81.70 | 78.20 | 76.70 |
| 1994 | 887 | 8517 | 7490.27 | 97.20 | 97.20 | 82.80 | 96.40 | 78.10 |
| 1995 | 897 | 7086 | 6031.67 | 80.90 | 80.80 | 82.70 | 77.20 | 78.00 |
| 1996 | 897 | 6859 | 6121.54 | 78.10 | 78.10 | 82.40 | 77.70 | 78.00 |
| 1997 | 897 | 8738 | 7834.79 | 99.80 | 99.80 | 83.40 | 99.70 | 79.30 |
| 1998 | 897 | 8049 | 7086.10 | 91.90 | 91.90 | 83.90 | 90.20 | 79.90 |
| 1999 | 897 | 8034 | 7185.14 | 91.70 | 91.70 | 84.30 | 91.40 | 80.50 |
| 2000 | 897 | 8729 | 8018.85 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 85.00 | 101.80 | 81.60 |
| 2001 | 917 | 6776 | 5975.80 | 77.40 | 77.40 | 84.70 | 74.40 | 81.20 |
| 2002 | 917 | 6000 | 5509.69 | 68.50 | 68.50 | 83.90 | 68.60 | 80.60 |
| 2003 | 917 | 7950 | 7262.75 | 90.80 | 90.80 | 84.20 | 90.40 | 81.00 |
| 2004 | 917 | 8077 | 7388.14 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 84.50 | 91.70 | 81.50 |
| 2005 | 917 | 8034 | 7293.54 | 91.70 | 91.70 | 84.80 | 90.80 | 81.90 |
| 2006 | 910 | 8732 | 7950.42 | 99.70 | 99.70 | 85.40 | 99.70 | 82.60 |
| 2007 | 903 | 7524 | 6771.79 | 85.90 | 85.80 | 85.40 | 85.60 | 82.70 |
| 2008 | 903 | 7132 | 6446.59 | 81.20 | 81.20 | 85.30 | 81.30 | 82.60 |
| 2009 | 903 | 8688 | 7900.11 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 85.80 | 99.90 | 83.20 |
| 2010 | 943 | 7093 | 6619.53 | 81.00 | 81.60 | 85.60 | 81.30 | 83.20 |
| 2011 | 943 | 6570 | 6275.39 | 75.00 | 74.80 | 85.20 | 76.00 | 82.90 |
| 2012 | 943 | 8474 | 8162.29 | 96.50 | 96.50 | 85.60 | 98.50 | 83.40 |
| 2013 | 943 | 7642 | 7332.46 | 87.20 | 87.20 | 85.70 | 88.80 | 83.60 |
| 2014 | 943 | 7913 | 7609.18 | 90.30 | 90.30 | 85.80 | 92.10 | 83.80 |
| 2015 | 943 | 8760 | 8480.65 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.20 | 102.70 | 84.40 |
| 2016 | 943 | 7835 | 7491.97 | 89.20 | 89.20 | 86.30 | 90.40 | 84.60 |
| 2017 | 944 | 7937 | 7633.75 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 86.40 | 92.30 | 84.80 |
| 2018 | 944 | 8732 | 8428.87 | 99.70 | 99.70 | 86.80 | 101.90 | 85.30 |
| 2019 | 944 | 7828 | 7474.13 | 89.40 | 89.40 | 86.90 | 90.40 | 85.40 |
| 2020 | 944 | 7689 | 7331.07 | 87.50 | 87.50 | 86.90 | 88.40 | 85.50 |
| 2021 | 944 | 8760 | 8423.95 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 87.20 | 101.90 | 85.90 |
| 2022 | 944 | 7066 | 6784.90 | 80.70 | 80.70 | 87.00 | 82.00 | 85.80 |