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THREE MILE ISLAND-1
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
B&W LLP (DRYAMB)
Exelon Corporation
Exelon Generation Co., LLC
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
819
MW
e
819
MW
e
880
MW
e
2568
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
18 May, 1968
05 Jun, 1974
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
19 Jun, 1974
02 Sep, 1974
Permanent Shutdown Date
20 Sep, 2019
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
245.12 TW.h
77.5 %
77.0 %
22.5 %
78.2 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2019
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
2450.200
792
3651
88.2
88.2
88.2
85.9
85.9
1975
5541.600
792
7198
82.2
79.7
81.8
79.9
81.4
1976
4344.400
792
5745
65.4
62.5
73.5
62.4
73.3
1977
5466.600
792
7087
80.9
78.7
75.1
78.8
74.9
1978
5681.900
788
7454
85.1
82.0
76.7
82.3
76.6
1979
888.700
776
1128
12.9
12.9
64.9
13.1
64.9
1980
0.000
776
0
0.0
0.0
54.8
0.0
54.8
1981
0.000
776
0
0.0
0.0
47.4
0.0
47.4
1982
0.000
776
0
0.0
0.0
41.8
0.0
41.8
1983
0.000
776
0
0.0
0.0
37.4
0.0
37.3
1984
0.000
776
0
0.0
0.0
33.8
0.0
33.7
1985
811.660
776
1853
21.2
37.8
34.1
11.9
31.8
1986
4818.260
776
6209
70.9
70.8
37.1
70.9
35.0
1987
5034.310
776
6351
72.5
72.5
39.7
74.1
37.9
1988
5465.430
808
6679
76.0
76.0
42.2
79.4
40.8
1989
7216.780
808
8714
99.5
99.5
46.1
102.0
44.9
1990
5316.180
808
7123
81.3
81.8
48.4
75.1
46.8
1991
5671.230
808
7536
86.0
86.4
50.6
80.1
48.8
1992
6936.510
786
8743
99.5
99.5
53.3
100.0
51.6
1993
5962.210
786
7702
87.9
88.0
55.1
86.6
53.4
1994
6590.900
786
8349
95.3
95.3
57.1
95.7
55.5
1995
6387.990
786
7926
90.5
90.5
58.6
92.8
57.2
1996
7100.260
786
8784
100.0
100.0
60.5
102.8
59.3
1997
5918.770
786
7633
87.1
87.3
61.6
86.0
60.4
1998
7059.200
786
8760
100.0
100.0
63.2
102.5
62.2
1999
6328.410
786
7827
89.4
89.4
64.2
91.9
63.3
2000
7144.930
786
8784
100.0
100.0
65.6
103.5
64.8
2001
5416.660
786
7034
80.3
80.3
66.1
78.7
65.4
2002
7313.520
802
8760
100.0
100.0
67.4
104.6
66.8
2003
6205.070
802
7602
86.8
86.7
68.0
88.3
67.5
2004
7273.320
802
8784
100.0
100.0
69.1
103.2
68.7
2005
6755.400
786
8145
93.0
93.0
69.9
98.1
69.6
2006
7227.030
786
8647
98.7
98.7
70.8
105.0
70.7
2007
6645.290
786
8034
91.7
91.7
71.4
96.5
71.5
2008
7365.100
786
8784
100.0
100.0
72.2
106.7
72.5
2009
5891.610
786
7152
81.6
81.7
72.5
85.6
72.9
2010
6633.750
805
8084
92.3
92.5
73.0
94.1
73.5
2011
6518.830
805
7975
91.0
91.0
73.5
92.4
74.0
2012
7038.260
819
8432
96.0
96.0
74.1
97.8
74.7
2013
6679.220
819
8064
92.0
92.0
74.6
93.1
75.2
2014
7308.910
819
8760
100.0
100.0
75.3
101.9
75.8
2015
6598.040
819
8028
91.6
91.6
75.7
92.0
76.2
2016
7082.650
819
8510
96.9
96.9
76.2
98.4
76.8
2017
6861.500
819
8239
94.0
94.0
76.6
95.6
77.2
2018
7335.820
819
8760
100.0
100.0
77.2
102.2
77.8
2019
5214.020
819
6299
99.8
99.8
77.5
100.9
78.2
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-10
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