Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (4-loop) ICECND |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 27 May 1970 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 5 July 1980 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 22 July 1980 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 1 July 1981 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1152 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1221 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3455 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1148 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 | 1148 | 834 | 518.84 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 1128 | 4984 | 4806.21 | 60.90 | 62.10 | 62.10 | 50.70 | 50.70 |
| 1982 | 1128 | 4626 | 4909.70 | 52.80 | 53.40 | 56.30 | 49.70 | 50.00 |
| 1983 | 1139 | 6791 | 7340.90 | 77.50 | 78.20 | 65.10 | 73.60 | 59.50 |
| 1984 | 1148 | 5992 | 6104.70 | 68.20 | 69.10 | 66.20 | 60.50 | 59.80 |
| 1985 | 1148 | 3760 | 4076.07 | 42.90 | 44.70 | 61.40 | 40.50 | 55.50 |
| 1986 | 1148 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.20 | 0.00 | 45.40 |
| 1987 | 1148 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.40 | 0.00 | 38.30 |
| 1988 | 1148 | 282 | 127.69 | 3.20 | 6.40 | 37.60 | 1.30 | 33.40 |
| 1989 | 1148 | 8624 | 9550.60 | 98.40 | 98.50 | 44.80 | 95.00 | 40.60 |
| 1990 | 1148 | 6406 | 6840.68 | 73.10 | 74.00 | 47.90 | 68.00 | 43.50 |
| 1991 | 1122 | 6774 | 7270.13 | 77.30 | 77.60 | 50.60 | 74.00 | 46.40 |
| 1992 | 1122 | 7734 | 8402.49 | 88.00 | 88.20 | 53.90 | 85.30 | 49.70 |
| 1993 | 1122 | 1219 | 1290.51 | 13.90 | 14.80 | 50.80 | 13.10 | 46.80 |
| 1994 | 1111 | 5774 | 6111.64 | 65.90 | 66.00 | 51.90 | 62.80 | 48.00 |
| 1995 | 1111 | 6620 | 6829.49 | 75.60 | 75.60 | 53.50 | 70.20 | 49.50 |
| 1996 | 1117 | 8344 | 9293.49 | 95.00 | 95.10 | 56.10 | 95.10 | 52.40 |
| 1997 | 1117 | 7486 | 8324.30 | 85.50 | 85.50 | 57.90 | 85.10 | 54.30 |
| 1998 | 1122 | 7966 | 8905.68 | 90.90 | 91.00 | 59.80 | 90.90 | 56.40 |
| 1999 | 1122 | 8760 | 9986.98 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 61.90 | 101.60 | 58.80 |
| 2000 | 1122 | 6988 | 7720.48 | 79.60 | 79.50 | 62.80 | 78.30 | 59.80 |
| 2001 | 1122 | 7988 | 9018.99 | 91.20 | 91.20 | 64.20 | 91.80 | 61.40 |
| 2002 | 1125 | 8760 | 9953.53 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 65.80 | 101.10 | 63.20 |
| 2003 | 1125 | 6443 | 7351.13 | 73.60 | 73.60 | 66.20 | 74.60 | 63.70 |
| 2004 | 1148 | 8027 | 9290.48 | 91.40 | 91.40 | 67.30 | 92.10 | 64.90 |
| 2005 | 1150 | 8658 | 10076.53 | 98.80 | 98.80 | 68.60 | 100.00 | 66.40 |
| 2006 | 1150 | 7915 | 9086.03 | 90.40 | 90.40 | 69.40 | 90.20 | 67.30 |
| 2007 | 1148 | 7668 | 8758.29 | 87.50 | 87.50 | 70.10 | 87.10 | 68.10 |
| 2008 | 1148 | 8738 | 10164.80 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 71.20 | 100.80 | 69.30 |
| 2009 | 1148 | 7820 | 8962.17 | 89.30 | 89.30 | 71.90 | 89.10 | 70.00 |
| 2010 | 1152 | 7524 | 8464.09 | 85.90 | 86.00 | 72.40 | 83.90 | 70.50 |
| 2011 | 1152 | 8636 | 9888.54 | 98.60 | 98.60 | 73.20 | 98.00 | 71.40 |
| 2012 | 1152 | 7907 | 8945.17 | 90.00 | 90.00 | 73.80 | 88.40 | 71.90 |
| 2013 | 1152 | 7834 | 8805.63 | 89.40 | 89.40 | 74.20 | 87.20 | 72.40 |
| 2014 | 1152 | 8760 | 10051.76 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 75.00 | 99.60 | 73.20 |
| 2015 | 1152 | 7196 | 7771.73 | 82.20 | 82.20 | 75.20 | 77.00 | 73.40 |
| 2016 | 1152 | 6783 | 7673.62 | 77.20 | 77.20 | 75.30 | 75.80 | 73.40 |
| 2017 | 1152 | 8420 | 9378.86 | 96.10 | 96.10 | 75.90 | 92.90 | 74.00 |
| 2018 | 1152 | 7858 | 8916.87 | 89.70 | 89.70 | 76.20 | 88.40 | 74.40 |
| 2019 | 1152 | 7523 | 8189.64 | 85.90 | 85.90 | 76.50 | 81.20 | 74.50 |
| 2020 | 1152 | 8627 | 9846.77 | 98.20 | 98.20 | 77.10 | 97.30 | 75.10 |
| 2021 | 1152 | 7810 | 8836.62 | 89.20 | 89.20 | 77.40 | 87.60 | 75.40 |
| 2022 | 1152 | 7956 | 9049.98 | 90.80 | 90.80 | 77.70 | 89.70 | 75.80 |