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CRYSTAL RIVER-3
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
B&W LLP (DRYAMB)
Duke Energy Corp.
Progress Energy
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
860
MW
e
825
MW
e
890
MW
e
2568
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
25 Sep, 1968
14 Jan, 1977
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
30 Jan, 1977
13 Mar, 1977
Permanent Shutdown Date
05 Feb, 2013
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
167.55 TW.h
66.4 %
66.9 %
33.6 %
64.5 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2013
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
1977
4037.700
818
5916
80.6
67.2
67.2
67.2
67.2
1978
2603.000
797
3627
41.4
37.3
51.1
37.3
51.1
1979
3761.800
797
5153
58.8
53.9
52.1
53.9
52.1
1980
3353.500
785
4663
53.1
51.8
52.0
48.6
51.2
1981
4083.700
782
5444
62.2
62.4
54.1
59.6
52.9
1982
4915.700
806
6651
75.9
76.1
57.9
69.6
55.8
1983
3772.300
806
5149
58.8
59.1
58.1
53.4
55.4
1984
6478.930
821
8295
94.4
94.5
62.9
89.8
60.0
1985
2863.580
821
4171
47.6
48.2
61.2
39.8
57.6
1986
2653.210
821
3659
41.8
42.3
59.2
36.9
55.5
1987
3620.780
821
5263
60.1
60.2
59.3
50.3
55.0
1988
5768.060
821
7375
84.0
84.1
61.4
80.0
57.2
1989
2930.000
821
4190
47.8
48.4
60.4
40.7
55.8
1990
4142.920
821
5421
61.9
62.3
60.6
57.6
56.0
1991
5457.190
821
7136
81.5
81.5
62.0
75.9
57.3
1992
5315.900
821
6633
75.5
75.9
62.9
73.7
58.4
1993
6080.000
821
7409
84.6
84.8
64.2
84.5
60.0
1994
5939.860
818
7292
83.2
83.4
65.3
82.8
61.2
1995
7234.950
818
8733
99.7
99.7
67.1
101.0
63.4
1996
2417.370
818
3107
35.4
35.9
65.5
33.6
61.9
1997
0.000
818
0
0.0
0.0
62.4
0.0
58.9
1998
6481.870
818
7777
88.8
88.8
63.6
90.5
60.3
1999
6373.090
818
7677
87.6
87.6
64.6
88.9
61.6
2000
7197.730
843
8555
97.4
97.4
66.1
97.2
63.1
2001
6514.190
834
7784
88.9
88.9
67.0
89.2
64.2
2002
7300.310
834
8692
99.2
99.2
68.3
99.9
65.6
2003
6579.430
834
7911
90.3
90.3
69.1
90.1
66.6
2004
7303.310
838
8584
97.7
97.7
70.2
99.2
67.8
2005
6350.940
838
7672
87.6
87.6
70.8
86.5
68.4
2006
6953.730
838
8220
93.8
93.8
71.6
94.7
69.3
2007
6672.890
838
7896
90.1
90.2
72.2
90.9
70.0
2008
7000.060
838
8208
93.4
93.4
72.9
95.1
70.8
2009
5387.740
860
6294
71.8
72.6
72.9
71.5
70.9
2010
0.000
860
0
0.0
0.0
70.6
0.0
68.7
2011
0.000
860
0
0.0
0.0
68.5
0.0
66.6
2012
0.000
860
0
0.0
0.0
66.5
0.0
64.7
2013
0.000
860
0
0.0
0.0
66.4
0.0
64.5
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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