
BIG ROCK POINT
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
|
Model
|
Owner
|
Operator
|
BWR
|
-
|
CONSUMERS POWER CO.
|
CONSUMERS POWER CO.
|
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
|
Design Net Capacity
|
Gross Capacity
|
Thermal Capacity
|
67
MWe
|
72
MWe
|
71
MWe
|
240
MWt
|
Construction Start Date
|
First Criticality Date
|
|
|
01 May, 1960
|
27 Sep, 1962
|
|
|
First Grid Connection
|
Commercial Operation Date
|
|
|
08 Dec, 1962
|
29 Mar, 1963
|
|
|
Permanent Shutdown Date
|
29 Aug, 1997
|
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
|
Energy Availability Factor
|
Operation Factor
|
Energy Unavailability Factor
|
Load Factor
|
12.74 TW.h
|
74.9 %
|
73.0 %
|
25.1 %
|
64.1 %
|
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
1997
Operating History
Year
|
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
|
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
|
Annual Time On Line
[h]
|
Operation Factor
[%]
|
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
|
Load Factor
[%]
|
Annual
|
Cumulative
|
Annual
|
Cumulative
|
1962
|
Data from a trial operation not provided
|
1963
|
Data Not Provided
|
1964
|
"
|
1965
|
"
|
1966
|
"
|
1967
|
"
|
1968
|
"
|
1969
|
"
|
1970
|
"
|
1971
|
388.700
|
75
|
7810
|
89.2
|
100.0
|
NC
|
59.2
|
NC
|
1972
|
381.400
|
75
|
7001
|
79.7
|
100.0
|
NC
|
57.9
|
NC
|
1973
|
422.700
|
72
|
6993
|
79.8
|
100.0
|
NC
|
67.0
|
NC
|
1974
|
356.300
|
71
|
6167
|
70.4
|
100.0
|
NC
|
57.3
|
NC
|
1975
|
290.700
|
71
|
5237
|
59.8
|
46.8
|
NC
|
46.7
|
NC
|
1976
|
244.500
|
71
|
4404
|
50.1
|
39.2
|
NC
|
39.2
|
NC
|
1977
|
361.100
|
61
|
6429
|
73.4
|
66.3
|
NC
|
67.6
|
NC
|
1978
|
400.900
|
63
|
6818
|
77.8
|
71.6
|
78.6
|
72.6
|
58.1
|
1979
|
113.700
|
63
|
2061
|
23.5
|
20.5
|
72.8
|
20.6
|
54.3
|
1980
|
404.900
|
64
|
6932
|
78.9
|
78.7
|
73.3
|
72.0
|
56.0
|
1981
|
470.000
|
64
|
7940
|
90.6
|
90.2
|
74.8
|
83.8
|
58.3
|
1982
|
359.800
|
64
|
6195
|
70.7
|
69.4
|
74.3
|
64.2
|
58.8
|
1983
|
348.700
|
64
|
6221
|
71.0
|
69.7
|
74.0
|
62.2
|
59.0
|
1984
|
417.520
|
64
|
6902
|
78.6
|
77.6
|
74.2
|
74.3
|
60.1
|
1985
|
362.430
|
69
|
6439
|
73.5
|
74.4
|
74.3
|
59.8
|
60.0
|
1986
|
506.150
|
69
|
8360
|
95.4
|
95.6
|
75.6
|
83.7
|
61.6
|
1987
|
374.930
|
69
|
6128
|
70.0
|
70.7
|
75.3
|
62.0
|
61.6
|
1988
|
383.610
|
67
|
6272
|
71.4
|
72.0
|
75.1
|
63.9
|
61.7
|
1989
|
416.750
|
67
|
6878
|
78.5
|
78.6
|
75.3
|
71.0
|
62.2
|
1990
|
425.620
|
67
|
6716
|
76.7
|
76.7
|
75.4
|
72.5
|
62.7
|
1991
|
491.700
|
67
|
7436
|
84.9
|
84.9
|
75.8
|
83.8
|
63.7
|
1992
|
271.420
|
67
|
4698
|
53.5
|
53.5
|
74.8
|
46.1
|
62.9
|
1993
|
426.070
|
67
|
6932
|
79.1
|
79.1
|
75.0
|
72.6
|
63.3
|
1994
|
410.470
|
67
|
6450
|
73.6
|
73.7
|
75.0
|
69.9
|
63.6
|
1995
|
516.200
|
67
|
8270
|
94.4
|
94.5
|
75.7
|
88.0
|
64.6
|
1996
|
365.320
|
67
|
5571
|
63.4
|
63.5
|
75.3
|
62.1
|
64.5
|
1997
|
196.490
|
67
|
3456
|
59.9
|
60.0
|
74.9
|
50.8
|
64.1
|
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2023-10-02