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DIABLO CANYON-2
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
1118
MW
e
1106
MW
e
1197
MW
e
3411
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
09 Dec, 1970
19 Aug, 1985
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
20 Oct, 1985
13 Mar, 1986
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
317.11 TW.h
88.6 %
88.6 %
11.4 %
86.9 %
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
1985
540.550
1093
1213
1986
6757.710
1079
7078
95.4
95.4
95.4
86.2
86.2
1987
5728.780
1079
5752
65.7
65.4
78.8
60.6
72.0
1988
6243.350
1087
6086
69.3
69.3
75.4
65.4
69.6
1989
8615.970
1087
8072
92.2
92.2
79.8
90.5
75.1
1990
7578.080
1087
7284
83.2
83.2
80.5
79.6
76.1
1991
7718.470
1087
7420
84.7
84.7
81.2
81.1
76.9
1992
9247.730
1087
8651
98.5
98.5
83.8
96.8
79.9
1993
7796.190
1087
7324
83.6
83.6
83.8
81.9
80.1
1994
7896.100
1087
7439
84.9
85.0
83.9
82.9
80.4
1995
8820.980
1087
8430
96.2
96.3
85.2
92.6
81.7
1996
7932.910
1087
7459
84.9
85.0
85.2
83.1
81.8
1997
8883.550
1087
8441
96.4
96.4
86.1
93.3
82.8
1998
8158.970
1087
7624
87.0
87.1
86.2
85.7
83.0
1999
8443.690
1087
7902
90.2
90.2
86.5
88.7
83.4
2000
9188.540
1087
8512
96.9
96.9
87.2
96.2
84.3
2001
8658.370
1087
8051
91.9
91.9
87.5
90.9
84.7
2002
9286.060
1087
8663
98.9
98.9
88.2
97.5
85.5
2003
7725.230
1087
7225
82.5
82.5
87.8
81.1
85.2
2004
8017.930
1087
7535
85.8
85.8
87.7
84.0
85.2
2005
9441.730
1087
8760
100.0
100.0
88.4
99.1
85.9
2006
8529.600
1087
7734
88.3
88.3
88.4
89.6
86.0
2007
9720.140
1118
8760
100.0
100.0
88.9
99.2
86.7
2008
7263.100
1118
6578
74.9
74.9
88.3
74.0
86.1
2009
7998.160
1118
7565
86.4
86.4
88.2
81.7
85.9
2010
9752.480
1118
8760
100.0
100.0
88.7
99.6
86.5
2011
8751.610
1118
7789
88.9
88.9
88.7
89.4
86.6
2012
9474.760
1118
8609
98.0
98.0
89.0
96.5
87.0
2013
8428.270
1118
7499
85.6
85.6
88.9
86.0
86.9
2014
8499.410
1118
7742
88.4
88.4
88.9
86.8
86.9
2015
9749.160
1118
8757
100.0
100.0
89.3
99.6
87.4
2016
8966.240
1118
8001
91.1
91.1
89.3
91.3
87.5
2017
9765.300
1118
8760
100.0
100.0
89.7
99.7
87.9
2018
8560.440
1118
7765
88.6
89.3
89.7
87.4
87.9
2019
7350.120
1118
6664
76.1
76.1
89.3
75.0
87.5
2020
7348.120
1118
6613
75.3
75.3
88.8
74.8
87.1
2021
6411.510
1118
6160
70.3
70.3
88.3
65.5
86.5
2022
8743.280
1118
7803
89.1
89.1
88.3
89.3
86.6
2023
9554.550
1118
8736
99.7
98.7
88.6
97.6
86.9
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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