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BEAVER VALLEY-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH 3LP (DRYSUB)
PPL Susquehanna, LLC
FIRST ENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
908
MW
e
835
MW
e
959
MW
e
2900
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
26 Jun, 1970
10 May, 1976
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
14 Jun, 1976
01 Oct, 1976
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
270.94 TW.h
79.4 %
79.1 %
20.6 %
77.2 %
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
1976
504.500
852
821
37.2
100.0
100.0
16.1
16.1
1977
2870.300
843
4312
49.2
39.2
51.6
38.9
34.2
1978
2481.400
800
3569
40.7
35.4
44.6
35.4
34.8
1979
1778.400
815
3498
39.9
24.8
38.6
24.9
31.8
1980
300.700
811
600
6.8
6.9
31.2
4.2
25.3
1981
4674.700
810
6444
73.6
73.9
39.2
65.9
33.0
1982
2717.400
810
3644
41.6
41.7
39.6
38.3
33.8
1983
4682.200
810
5976
68.2
68.6
43.6
66.0
38.2
1984
4756.840
810
6301
71.7
71.8
47.0
66.9
41.7
1985
5901.460
810
8046
91.8
91.9
51.8
83.2
46.1
1986
4784.150
810
6195
70.7
70.7
53.7
67.4
48.2
1987
5620.940
810
7320
83.6
84.0
56.4
79.2
51.0
1988
4993.620
810
6989
79.6
79.6
58.2
70.2
52.5
1989
3794.290
810
5822
66.5
66.5
58.9
53.5
52.6
1990
6167.050
810
8074
92.2
92.2
61.2
86.9
55.0
1991
3710.880
810
4883
55.7
55.8
60.8
52.3
54.8
1992
6298.390
810
8218
93.6
93.6
62.8
88.5
56.9
1993
4359.750
810
5891
67.2
67.3
63.1
61.4
57.1
1994
5504.380
810
6991
79.8
79.9
64.0
77.6
58.3
1995
5449.220
810
6813
77.8
77.8
64.7
76.8
59.2
1996
5698.050
810
7132
81.2
81.2
65.6
80.1
60.2
1997
4025.780
810
4972
56.8
56.8
65.1
56.7
60.1
1998
2829.290
810
3557
40.6
40.4
64.0
39.9
59.2
1999
6106.210
810
7746
88.4
88.5
65.1
86.1
60.3
2000
5883.020
810
7430
84.6
84.6
65.9
82.7
61.2
2001
5991.020
821
7407
84.6
84.6
66.6
84.1
62.2
2002
6989.860
821
8490
96.9
97.0
67.8
97.2
63.5
2003
5985.360
821
7359
84.0
84.1
68.4
83.2
64.2
2004
6678.550
821
8119
92.4
92.4
69.3
92.6
65.3
2005
7290.280
821
8760
100.0
100.0
70.3
101.4
66.5
2006
5828.550
851
6973
79.6
79.6
70.6
78.2
66.9
2007
7057.660
892
8017
91.5
91.6
71.4
90.3
67.7
2008
7945.030
892
8784
100.0
100.0
72.4
101.4
68.9
2009
7217.480
892
7999
91.3
91.3
73.0
92.4
69.6
2010
7119.410
892
7963
90.9
90.9
73.5
91.1
70.3
2011
7854.570
892
8702
99.3
99.3
74.3
100.5
71.2
2012
7220.580
892
8010
91.2
91.2
74.8
92.2
71.9
2013
6963.060
921
7825
89.3
89.4
75.2
88.9
72.4
2014
7477.390
921
8116
92.6
92.6
75.8
92.7
72.9
2015
7282.190
921
7971
91.0
91.0
76.2
90.3
73.4
2016
7351.140
921
8031
91.4
91.4
76.6
90.9
73.9
2017
7999.170
921
8624
98.4
98.4
77.2
99.2
74.6
2018
7430.720
908
8156
93.1
93.1
77.6
93.4
75.1
2019
7416.900
908
8193
93.5
93.5
78.0
93.2
75.5
2020
8047.730
908
8783
100.0
100.0
78.5
100.9
76.1
2021
7339.790
908
8028
91.6
91.6
78.8
92.3
76.5
2022
6734.410
908
7394
84.4
84.4
79.0
84.7
76.7
2023
8006.890
908
8760
100.0
98.4
79.4
100.7
77.2
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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