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BRUNSWICK-2
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR-4 (Mark 1)
PROGRESS ENERGY Carolinas, Inc.
Progress Energy
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
932
MW
e
821
MW
e
960
MW
e
2923
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
07 Feb, 1970
20 Mar, 1975
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
29 Apr, 1975
03 Nov, 1975
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
271.71 TW.h
79.2 %
79.1 %
20.8 %
76.6 %
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
1975
1423.800
821
3254
93.2
93.2
93.2
58.8
58.8
1976
2486.600
789
4911
55.9
35.8
44.3
35.9
39.3
1977
2436.600
790
4872
55.6
35.3
40.1
35.2
37.4
1978
4794.600
790
7018
80.1
69.3
49.3
69.3
47.4
1979
3652.100
790
5741
65.5
52.8
50.1
52.8
48.7
1980
1864.600
790
3086
35.1
38.1
47.8
26.9
44.5
1981
3283.900
790
5800
66.2
68.0
51.1
47.4
45.0
1982
1942.100
790
3378
38.6
41.4
49.7
28.1
42.6
1983
3941.700
790
5630
64.3
65.3
51.6
57.0
44.4
1984
1429.010
790
2236
25.5
28.9
49.2
20.6
41.8
1985
5021.910
790
6983
79.7
80.0
52.2
72.6
44.8
1986
2933.070
790
4027
46.0
48.5
51.8
42.4
44.6
1987
5694.100
790
8203
93.6
94.0
55.3
82.3
47.7
1988
3929.220
790
5361
61.0
62.8
55.9
56.6
48.4
1989
4195.430
790
5763
65.8
67.4
56.7
60.6
49.2
1990
4067.430
790
5616
64.1
66.1
57.3
58.8
49.8
1991
3664.180
754
4959
56.6
57.8
57.3
54.0
50.1
1992
1315.100
754
2200
25.0
25.1
55.5
19.9
48.4
1993
4000.880
754
5525
63.1
63.1
55.9
60.6
49.0
1994
4823.210
754
6436
73.5
73.5
56.8
73.0
50.2
1995
6215.960
754
8760
100.0
100.0
58.9
94.1
52.4
1996
5188.120
754
7277
82.8
82.9
60.0
78.3
53.5
1997
6055.380
754
7816
89.2
89.2
61.2
91.7
55.2
1998
6963.480
811
8539
97.5
97.7
62.9
98.0
57.1
1999
6095.170
811
7577
86.5
86.5
63.9
85.8
58.4
2000
7055.010
811
8616
98.1
98.1
65.3
99.0
60.0
2001
6540.430
811
7996
91.3
91.3
66.3
92.1
61.3
2002
7078.620
811
8609
98.3
98.3
67.5
99.6
62.7
2003
7028.090
811
7966
90.9
91.0
68.4
98.9
64.1
2004
7756.760
900
8639
98.4
98.5
69.6
98.1
65.4
2005
6781.700
811
7724
88.2
88.2
70.2
95.4
66.4
2006
7361.270
937
7972
91.0
91.0
71.0
89.7
67.3
2007
7140.260
937
7645
87.3
87.3
71.6
87.0
68.0
2008
7854.240
937
8448
96.2
96.2
72.4
95.4
69.0
2009
6410.200
920
7060
80.6
80.3
72.7
79.5
69.3
2010
8000.040
920
8639
98.6
98.6
73.6
99.3
70.3
2011
6336.690
920
6995
79.8
79.9
73.8
78.6
70.6
2012
7987.810
920
8704
99.1
99.1
74.5
98.8
71.4
2013
6385.330
920
7059
80.6
80.6
74.7
79.2
71.6
2014
7987.550
920
8715
99.5
99.5
75.4
99.1
72.4
2015
7098.430
920
7704
88.0
87.9
75.8
88.1
72.9
2016
8075.190
920
8784
100.0
100.0
76.4
99.9
73.6
2017
7191.040
920
8010
91.4
91.4
76.8
89.2
74.0
2018
7532.900
932
8453
96.5
96.5
77.3
92.3
74.5
2019
6972.510
932
7689
87.8
87.8
77.6
85.4
74.8
2020
8088.450
932
8740
99.5
99.5
78.1
98.8
75.4
2021
7450.710
932
8035
91.7
91.7
78.4
91.3
75.7
2022
7831.710
932
8625
98.5
98.5
78.9
95.9
76.2
2023
7414.540
932
8079
92.2
91.1
79.2
90.8
76.6
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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