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DIABLO CANYON-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH 4LP (DRYAMB)
PG&E Corporation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1138
MW
e
1084
MW
e
1197
MW
e
3411
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
23 Apr, 1968
29 Apr, 1984
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
11 Nov, 1984
07 May, 1985
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
325.81 TW.h
88.4 %
89.1 %
11.6 %
87.3 %
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
1984
204.000
1084
814
1985
5234.230
1073
5206
90.8
90.8
90.8
85.1
85.1
1986
5316.220
1073
5757
65.7
65.7
75.7
56.6
67.8
1987
8284.200
1073
8340
95.2
95.3
83.0
88.1
75.5
1988
5276.120
1073
5555
63.2
34.6
69.8
56.0
70.1
1989
7199.900
1073
7069
80.7
80.7
72.1
76.6
71.5
1990
8713.520
1073
8425
96.2
96.2
76.4
92.7
75.3
1991
7366.280
1073
7125
81.3
80.4
77.0
78.4
75.7
1992
7454.720
1073
7224
82.2
82.3
77.7
79.1
76.2
1993
9028.010
1073
8630
98.5
98.5
80.1
96.0
78.5
1994
7371.980
1073
6991
79.8
79.8
80.0
78.4
78.5
1995
7451.750
1073
7175
81.9
81.9
80.2
79.3
78.5
1996
8786.810
1073
8316
94.7
94.7
81.5
93.2
79.8
1997
8195.010
1073
7700
87.9
87.9
82.0
87.2
80.4
1998
8967.830
1073
8564
97.8
97.8
83.1
95.4
81.5
1999
8224.840
1073
7764
88.6
88.7
83.5
87.5
81.9
2000
7853.510
1073
7485
85.2
85.2
83.6
83.3
82.0
2001
9504.590
1087
8708
99.4
99.4
84.6
100.0
83.1
2002
7048.210
1087
6652
75.9
76.0
84.1
74.0
82.6
2003
9585.430
1087
8760
100.0
100.0
85.0
100.7
83.5
2004
7233.890
1087
6869
78.2
78.2
84.6
75.8
83.1
2005
8323.350
1087
7775
88.8
88.8
84.8
87.4
83.4
2006
9944.980
1122
8760
100.0
100.0
85.5
101.2
84.2
2007
8868.350
1122
7870
89.8
89.9
85.7
90.2
84.5
2008
9884.240
1122
8784
100.0
100.0
86.4
100.3
85.2
2009
8237.570
1122
7295
83.3
83.3
86.2
83.8
85.1
2010
8677.450
1122
7753
88.5
88.5
86.3
88.3
85.2
2011
9916.750
1122
8760
100.0
100.0
86.9
100.9
85.8
2012
8295.660
1122
7450
84.8
84.8
86.8
84.2
85.8
2013
9653.450
1122
8606
98.2
98.2
87.2
98.2
86.2
2014
8556.890
1122
7652
87.4
87.4
87.2
87.1
86.3
2015
8793.720
1138
7828
89.4
89.5
87.3
88.2
86.3
2016
9974.630
1138
8784
100.0
100.0
87.7
99.8
86.8
2017
8204.540
1138
7296
83.3
83.3
87.6
82.3
86.6
2018
9733.670
1138
8760
100.0
100.0
87.9
97.6
87.0
2019
8871.170
1138
7886
90.0
90.0
88.0
89.0
87.0
2020
8910.570
1138
8064
91.8
91.8
88.1
89.1
87.1
2021
9827.850
1138
8760
100.0
100.0
88.4
98.6
87.4
2022
8912.100
1138
8040
91.8
91.8
88.5
89.4
87.5
2023
8207.560
1138
7502
85.6
85.1
88.4
82.3
87.3
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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