Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CE (2-loop) DRYAMB |
| Owner | Entergy Arkansas, Inc. |
| Operator | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Friday, 6 December 1968 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 5 December 1978 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 26 December 1978 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 26 March 1980 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 988 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1065 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3026 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 912 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 | 912 | 53 | 4.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 912 | 2984 | 882.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 890 | 4913 | 3646.60 | 72.70 | 73.40 | 73.40 | 60.50 | 60.50 |
| 1981 | 858 | 5622 | 4323.60 | 64.20 | 65.20 | 68.80 | 57.50 | 58.80 |
| 1982 | 858 | 5023 | 3807.50 | 57.30 | 57.90 | 64.90 | 50.70 | 55.90 |
| 1983 | 858 | 5380 | 4427.90 | 61.40 | 61.40 | 64.00 | 58.90 | 56.70 |
| 1984 | 858 | 7439 | 6203.57 | 84.70 | 84.70 | 68.30 | 82.30 | 62.10 |
| 1985 | 858 | 6040 | 4701.15 | 69.00 | 69.00 | 68.40 | 62.60 | 62.10 |
| 1986 | 858 | 6274 | 5314.34 | 71.60 | 71.60 | 68.90 | 70.70 | 63.40 |
| 1987 | 858 | 7678 | 6605.17 | 87.60 | 87.70 | 71.30 | 87.90 | 66.60 |
| 1988 | 858 | 5867 | 4952.90 | 66.80 | 66.80 | 70.80 | 65.70 | 66.50 |
| 1989 | 858 | 6514 | 5472.22 | 74.40 | 74.40 | 71.20 | 72.80 | 67.10 |
| 1990 | 858 | 8211 | 7129.57 | 93.70 | 93.80 | 73.30 | 94.90 | 69.70 |
| 1991 | 858 | 7187 | 6123.35 | 82.00 | 82.00 | 74.00 | 81.50 | 70.70 |
| 1992 | 858 | 6390 | 5504.76 | 72.80 | 72.80 | 73.90 | 73.00 | 70.90 |
| 1993 | 858 | 8346 | 7344.72 | 95.30 | 95.30 | 75.50 | 97.70 | 72.80 |
| 1994 | 858 | 7707 | 6724.88 | 88.00 | 88.00 | 76.30 | 89.50 | 73.90 |
| 1995 | 858 | 6644 | 5694.52 | 75.80 | 75.90 | 76.30 | 75.80 | 74.00 |
| 1996 | 858 | 8049 | 7063.90 | 91.60 | 91.60 | 77.20 | 93.70 | 75.20 |
| 1997 | 858 | 8013 | 6957.03 | 91.50 | 91.50 | 78.00 | 92.60 | 76.20 |
| 1998 | 858 | 7995 | 6877.28 | 91.30 | 91.30 | 78.70 | 91.50 | 77.00 |
| 1999 | 858 | 7219 | 6226.87 | 82.40 | 82.40 | 78.90 | 82.80 | 77.30 |
| 2000 | 858 | 6077 | 5265.35 | 69.20 | 69.20 | 78.40 | 69.90 | 77.00 |
| 2001 | 858 | 8498 | 7917.02 | 97.00 | 96.80 | 79.30 | 105.30 | 78.20 |
| 2002 | 858 | 8203 | 8002.15 | 93.60 | 93.10 | 79.90 | 106.50 | 79.50 |
| 2003 | 858 | 8156 | 7925.72 | 93.10 | 92.60 | 80.40 | 105.40 | 80.60 |
| 2004 | 1000 | 8580 | 8627.56 | 97.70 | 97.70 | 81.20 | 98.20 | 81.40 |
| 2005 | 1000 | 7966 | 7959.45 | 90.90 | 91.00 | 81.70 | 90.80 | 81.80 |
| 2006 | 998 | 7793 | 7765.40 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 82.00 | 88.80 | 82.10 |
| 2007 | 995 | 8584 | 8603.30 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 82.60 | 98.70 | 82.80 |
| 2008 | 995 | 8166 | 8060.45 | 93.00 | 93.00 | 83.00 | 92.20 | 83.20 |
| 2009 | 997 | 7986 | 7867.87 | 91.20 | 91.20 | 83.30 | 90.10 | 83.40 |
| 2010 | 993 | 8472 | 8415.59 | 96.70 | 96.70 | 83.80 | 96.80 | 83.90 |
| 2011 | 993 | 7944 | 7812.57 | 90.70 | 90.70 | 84.10 | 89.80 | 84.10 |
| 2012 | 993 | 8090 | 8063.57 | 92.10 | 92.10 | 84.30 | 92.40 | 84.40 |
| 2013 | 992 | 7537 | 7522.80 | 86.00 | 86.00 | 84.40 | 86.60 | 84.50 |
| 2014 | 993 | 7382 | 7313.90 | 84.30 | 88.40 | 84.50 | 84.10 | 84.50 |
| 2015 | 993 | 7441 | 7329.68 | 84.90 | 84.90 | 84.50 | 84.30 | 84.50 |
| 2016 | 993 | 7854 | 7771.44 | 89.40 | 89.40 | 84.70 | 89.10 | 84.60 |
| 2017 | 993 | 6325 | 5831.07 | 72.20 | 66.40 | 84.20 | 67.00 | 84.10 |
| 2018 | 988 | 7196 | 7114.93 | 82.20 | 82.10 | 84.10 | 82.20 | 84.00 |
| 2019 | 988 | 7216 | 7163.64 | 82.40 | 82.40 | 84.00 | 82.80 | 84.00 |
| 2020 | 988 | 7715 | 7626.67 | 87.80 | 87.80 | 84.20 | 87.90 | 84.10 |
| 2021 | 988 | 7199 | 6272.92 | 82.20 | 82.20 | 84.10 | 72.50 | 83.80 |
| 2022 | 988 | 8760 | 8767.06 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 84.50 | 101.30 | 84.20 |
| 2023 | 988 | 7847 | 7703.81 | 89.60 | 88.80 | 84.60 | 89.00 | 84.40 |