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BROWNS FERRY-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR-4 (Mark 1)
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1200
MW
e
1065
MW
e
1256
MW
e
3458
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 May, 1967
17 Aug, 1973
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
End of Suspended Operation Date
15 Oct, 1973
20 Dec, 1974
19 Mar, 1985
02 Jun, 2007
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
205.60 TW.h
79.3 %
80.9 %
20.7 %
78.3 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
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
1973
317.600
798
1226
1974
5168.700
1065
6523
1975
1378.500
1065
1535
17.5
14.8
14.8
14.8
14.8
1976
1301.100
1065
2174
24.8
13.9
14.4
13.9
14.3
1977
5043.100
1065
5817
66.4
54.1
27.6
54.1
27.6
1978
5817.800
1065
7042
80.4
62.4
36.3
62.4
36.3
1979
7495.700
1065
7918
90.4
80.4
45.1
80.3
45.1
1980
6061.300
1065
6376
72.6
73.3
49.8
64.8
48.4
1981
4405.300
1065
4435
50.6
51.0
50.0
47.2
48.2
1982
7880.900
1065
7967
91.0
91.2
55.1
84.5
52.7
1983
2175.500
1065
2316
26.4
26.5
52.0
23.3
49.5
1984
7848.490
1065
7930
90.3
90.3
55.8
83.9
52.9
1985
1603.030
1065
1626
75.3
74.9
56.2
69.7
53.3
1986
Data Not Available - Suspended Operation
1987
"
1988
"
1989
"
1990
"
1991
"
1992
"
1993
"
1994
"
1995
"
1996
"
1997
"
1998
"
1999
"
2000
"
2001
"
2002
"
2003
"
2004
"
2005
"
2006
"
2007
4535.280
1065
4452
86.7
85.4
57.8
82.9
54.9
2008
8193.050
1065
7693
87.6
87.6
60.4
87.6
57.7
2009
8758.700
1065
8147
93.0
93.0
62.9
93.9
60.5
2010
8072.300
1093
8007
91.4
91.4
65.0
86.2
62.4
2011
8757.410
1101
8048
91.9
92.0
66.8
90.8
64.3
2012
8505.980
1101
7691
87.6
87.6
68.2
88.0
65.9
2013
9485.990
1101
8516
97.2
97.2
70.0
98.3
67.9
2014
8691.410
1101
8021
91.6
91.6
71.2
90.1
69.1
2015
9455.320
1101
8575
97.9
97.9
72.6
98.0
70.7
2016
8382.890
1101
7799
88.8
88.8
73.5
86.7
71.5
2017
9801.350
1101
8760
100.0
100.0
74.8
101.6
73.0
2018
8114.120
1101
7702
87.9
87.9
75.4
84.1
73.5
2019
10857.300
1200
8760
100.0
100.0
76.6
103.3
75.0
2020
9174.120
1200
7718
87.9
87.9
77.1
87.0
75.5
2021
10902.220
1200
8760
100.0
100.0
78.1
103.7
76.8
2022
9396.070
1200
7886
90.0
90.0
78.6
89.4
77.3
2023
10750.380
1200
8627
98.5
96.0
79.3
102.3
78.3
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-10-03
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