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 | Thursday, 5 November 1981 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 23 December 1981 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 1 June 1982 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1139 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1200 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1148 | 14 | 1.90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 1145 | 5881 | 5207.56 | 74.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 | 66.80 | 66.80 |
| 1983 | 1133 | 6346 | 6691.40 | 72.40 | 72.80 | 73.60 | 67.40 | 67.20 |
| 1984 | 1148 | 6112 | 6403.27 | 69.60 | 69.80 | 72.10 | 63.50 | 65.70 |
| 1985 | 1148 | 5223 | 5624.97 | 59.60 | 59.80 | 68.70 | 55.90 | 63.00 |
| 1986 | 1148 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.70 | 0.00 | 49.20 |
| 1987 | 1148 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.00 | 0.00 | 40.40 |
| 1988 | 1148 | 5097 | 3934.70 | 58.00 | 59.40 | 46.40 | 39.00 | 40.20 |
| 1989 | 1148 | 6103 | 6067.70 | 69.70 | 70.70 | 49.60 | 60.30 | 42.80 |
| 1990 | 1148 | 6864 | 7185.46 | 78.40 | 79.10 | 53.00 | 71.40 | 46.20 |
| 1991 | 1122 | 8482 | 9318.89 | 96.80 | 96.90 | 57.50 | 94.80 | 51.20 |
| 1992 | 1122 | 7031 | 7276.08 | 80.00 | 80.40 | 59.60 | 73.80 | 53.30 |
| 1993 | 1122 | 2213 | 2094.36 | 25.30 | 26.30 | 56.80 | 21.30 | 50.60 |
| 1994 | 1106 | 5415 | 5849.36 | 61.80 | 61.80 | 57.20 | 60.40 | 51.30 |
| 1995 | 1106 | 8064 | 8887.69 | 92.00 | 92.20 | 59.70 | 91.70 | 54.20 |
| 1996 | 1117 | 6894 | 7682.50 | 78.50 | 78.60 | 61.00 | 78.90 | 55.90 |
| 1997 | 1117 | 8001 | 8725.64 | 91.30 | 91.40 | 62.90 | 89.20 | 58.00 |
| 1998 | 1117 | 8656 | 9799.59 | 98.80 | 98.80 | 65.00 | 100.20 | 60.50 |
| 1999 | 1117 | 8203 | 8978.97 | 93.60 | 93.60 | 66.60 | 91.80 | 62.20 |
| 2000 | 1117 | 8158 | 9058.27 | 92.90 | 92.90 | 68.00 | 92.30 | 63.80 |
| 2001 | 1117 | 8760 | 9939.87 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 69.70 | 101.60 | 65.80 |
| 2002 | 1126 | 7640 | 8542.04 | 87.20 | 87.30 | 70.50 | 87.10 | 66.80 |
| 2003 | 1126 | 7401 | 8258.27 | 84.50 | 84.60 | 71.20 | 83.70 | 67.60 |
| 2004 | 1124 | 8353 | 9464.89 | 95.10 | 95.10 | 72.20 | 95.90 | 68.80 |
| 2005 | 1127 | 7867 | 8922.57 | 89.80 | 89.80 | 73.00 | 90.40 | 69.70 |
| 2006 | 1127 | 7931 | 8914.65 | 90.50 | 90.60 | 73.70 | 90.30 | 70.60 |
| 2007 | 1126 | 8692 | 9892.40 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 74.70 | 100.30 | 71.70 |
| 2008 | 1126 | 7749 | 8752.56 | 88.20 | 88.20 | 75.20 | 88.50 | 72.40 |
| 2009 | 1126 | 7837 | 8792.36 | 89.50 | 89.50 | 75.70 | 89.10 | 73.00 |
| 2010 | 1126 | 8573 | 9536.67 | 97.90 | 97.90 | 76.50 | 96.70 | 73.80 |
| 2011 | 1126 | 8016 | 8799.53 | 91.50 | 91.50 | 77.00 | 89.20 | 74.30 |
| 2012 | 1125 | 6866 | 7640.46 | 78.20 | 78.20 | 77.00 | 77.30 | 74.40 |
| 2013 | 1126 | 8519 | 9661.10 | 97.20 | 97.20 | 77.70 | 97.90 | 75.20 |
| 2014 | 1125 | 7867 | 8840.63 | 89.80 | 89.80 | 78.00 | 89.70 | 75.60 |
| 2015 | 1125 | 7849 | 8739.59 | 89.60 | 89.60 | 78.40 | 88.70 | 76.00 |
| 2016 | 1125 | 8526 | 9595.60 | 97.10 | 97.10 | 78.90 | 97.10 | 76.60 |
| 2017 | 1125 | 7824 | 8848.02 | 89.30 | 89.30 | 79.20 | 89.80 | 77.00 |
| 2018 | 1139 | 7909 | 8786.87 | 90.30 | 90.30 | 79.50 | 88.10 | 77.30 |
| 2019 | 1139 | 8711 | 9874.98 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 80.00 | 99.00 | 77.80 |
| 2020 | 1139 | 8190 | 9252.42 | 93.20 | 93.20 | 80.40 | 92.50 | 78.20 |
| 2021 | 1139 | 7828 | 8478.57 | 89.40 | 89.40 | 80.60 | 85.00 | 78.40 |
| 2022 | 1139 | 8590 | 9777.31 | 98.10 | 98.10 | 81.10 | 98.00 | 78.90 |