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BROWNS FERRY-2
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
1259
MW
e
3458
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 May, 1967
20 Jul, 1974
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
End of Suspended Operation Date
28 Aug, 1974
01 Mar, 1975
01 Mar, 1985
24 May, 1991
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
334.31 TW.h
83.8 %
84.5 %
16.2 %
81.4 %
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
1974
1123.800
1065
1998
1975
1425.700
1065
1578
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
1976
1567.200
1065
2547
29.0
16.8
12.4
16.8
12.3
1977
6225.000
1065
6963
79.5
66.8
31.5
66.7
31.5
1978
5547.500
1065
6032
68.9
59.4
38.8
59.5
38.8
1979
7441.400
1065
7593
86.7
79.8
47.2
79.8
47.2
1980
5618.400
1065
6073
69.1
69.5
51.1
60.1
49.4
1981
7471.900
1065
7452
85.1
85.2
56.0
80.1
53.9
1982
4450.900
1065
4778
54.5
54.9
55.9
47.7
53.1
1983
6385.600
1065
6514
74.4
74.8
58.0
68.4
54.8
1984
4044.370
1065
5844
66.5
66.6
58.9
43.2
53.7
1985
Data Not Available - Suspended Operation
1986
"
1987
"
1988
"
1989
"
1990
"
1991
3804.010
1065
4125
80.3
80.4
59.2
69.5
53.7
1992
8388.770
1065
8401
95.6
95.7
62.4
89.7
56.8
1993
5776.840
1065
5753
65.7
65.7
62.6
61.9
57.2
1994
7345.170
1065
7234
82.6
82.6
64.1
78.7
58.8
1995
9197.030
1065
8629
98.5
98.5
66.4
98.6
61.5
1996
8046.290
1065
7795
88.7
88.7
67.9
86.0
63.1
1997
8372.930
1065
8130
92.8
92.8
69.4
89.8
64.7
1998
9301.040
1065
8730
99.7
99.7
71.1
99.7
66.7
1999
8586.320
1118
7985
91.2
91.0
72.2
89.1
68.0
2000
9733.460
1118
8727
99.4
99.4
73.7
99.1
69.6
2001
8414.560
1118
7636
87.2
87.2
74.3
85.9
70.4
2002
8911.260
1118
8269
94.4
94.4
75.3
91.0
71.4
2003
8369.220
1118
7888
90.0
90.1
76.0
85.5
72.1
2004
9785.980
1118
8715
99.2
99.2
77.0
99.6
73.3
2005
8802.160
1118
8052
91.9
91.9
77.6
89.9
74.0
2006
9232.640
1118
8365
95.5
95.5
78.4
94.3
74.8
2007
7606.630
1104
7229
82.5
80.7
78.4
78.6
75.0
2008
9429.920
1104
8545
97.3
97.3
79.2
97.2
75.8
2009
7808.510
1103
7122
81.3
81.3
79.2
80.8
76.0
2010
8842.510
1104
8568
97.8
97.8
79.9
91.4
76.5
2011
7720.390
1104
7092
81.0
81.0
79.9
79.8
76.6
2012
9576.000
1104
8685
98.9
98.9
80.5
98.8
77.3
2013
7997.820
1104
7527
85.9
85.9
80.7
82.7
77.5
2014
9481.430
1104
8657
98.8
98.8
81.2
98.0
78.1
2015
8591.320
1104
7947
90.7
90.7
81.5
88.8
78.4
2016
9523.240
1104
8722
99.3
99.3
82.0
98.2
79.0
2017
8395.470
1104
7940
90.6
90.6
82.3
86.8
79.2
2018
9460.540
1104
8622
98.4
98.4
82.7
97.8
79.7
2019
8448.740
1200
7399
84.5
84.8
82.8
83.1
79.8
2020
10098.920
1200
8368
95.3
95.3
83.1
95.8
80.2
2021
9186.320
1200
7440
84.9
84.9
83.2
87.4
80.4
2022
10981.470
1200
8760
100.0
100.0
83.6
104.5
81.1
2023
9813.140
1200
7979
91.1
90.8
83.8
93.4
81.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-12-04
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