Details

Reactor Type Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model BWR-5 (Mark 2)
Owner Energy Northwest
Operator Energy Northwest

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 1 August 1972
First Criticality Thursday, 19 January 1984
First Grid Connection Sunday, 27 May 1984
Commercial Operation Thursday, 13 December 1984

Specifications

Capacity Net 1131 MWe
Capacity Gross 1190 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3486 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1100 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 (%)
1984 1103 2393 1458.42 90.70 90.50 90.50 84.60 84.60
1985 1095 6624 5176.39 75.60 77.10 77.70 53.70 55.20
1986 1095 6133 5183.20 70.00 74.10 76.00 54.00 54.60
1987 1095 5979 5397.98 68.20 67.90 73.30 56.30 55.20
1988 1095 6020 6000.36 68.50 68.20 72.10 62.40 57.00
1989 1095 6680 6127.94 76.30 76.00 72.90 63.90 58.30
1990 1095 5752 5791.26 65.70 65.30 71.60 60.40 58.70
1991 1085 4194 4272.55 47.90 47.10 68.20 44.80 56.70
1992 1085 5505 5705.42 62.70 62.00 67.40 59.90 57.10
1993 1086 6757 7141.96 77.10 77.20 68.50 73.60 58.90
1994 1086 6500 6753.81 74.20 73.70 69.00 71.00 60.10
1995 1099 6680 6947.98 76.30 76.00 69.60 72.70 61.20
1996 1107 5999 5562.63 68.30 68.30 69.50 57.20 60.90
1997 1107 6248 6129.89 71.30 71.40 69.70 63.20 61.10
1998 1107 6373 6922.83 72.80 72.80 69.90 71.40 61.80
1999 1107 6018 6099.69 68.70 68.50 69.80 62.90 61.90
2000 1107 8385 8605.23 95.50 95.40 71.40 88.50 63.60
2001 1107 7553 8257.71 86.20 86.10 72.30 85.20 64.80
2002 1107 8528 8981.29 97.40 97.40 73.70 92.60 66.40
2003 1107 7039 7614.87 80.40 80.40 74.00 78.50 67.00
2004 1107 8222 8981.58 93.60 93.60 75.00 92.40 68.30
2005 1108 7537 8242.27 86.00 86.00 75.50 84.90 69.10
2006 1131 8568 9328.28 97.80 97.80 76.60 94.20 70.30
2007 1131 7481 8108.56 85.40 85.40 77.00 81.80 70.80
2008 1131 8592 9269.64 97.80 97.80 77.90 93.30 71.80
2009 1131 6382 6634.01 72.80 72.90 77.70 67.00 71.60
2010 1131 8760 9241.13 100.00 100.00 78.50 93.30 72.40
2011 1131 4466 4806.28 51.00 51.00 77.50 48.50 71.50
2012 1107 8545 9333.71 97.30 97.30 78.20 96.00 72.40
2013 1107 7678 8460.89 87.60 87.60 78.50 87.20 72.90
2014 1107 8760 9497.32 100.00 100.00 79.20 97.90 73.70
2015 1107 7550 8160.91 86.20 86.20 79.50 84.20 74.10
2016 1107 8565 9625.62 97.50 97.50 80.00 99.00 74.80
2017 1116 7548 8128.26 86.20 86.20 80.20 83.50 75.10
2018 1131 8612 9708.44 98.30 98.30 80.80 98.00 75.80
2019 1131 7770 8866.50 88.70 88.70 81.00 89.50 76.20
2020 1131 8720 9427.05 99.30 99.30 81.50 94.90 76.70
2021 1131 7569 8716.73 86.40 86.40 81.60 88.00 77.00
2022 1131 8760 9851.54 100.00 100.00 82.10 99.40 77.60
2023 1131 7696 8408.02 87.80 86.50 82.20 84.90 77.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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