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FERMI-2
(Enrico Fermi 2)
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR-4 (Mark 1)
DTE Energy Co.
DETROIT EDISON CO.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1115
MW
e
1093
MW
e
1198
MW
e
3486
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
26 Sep, 1972
21 Jun, 1985
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
21 Sep, 1986
23 Jan, 1988
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
265.18 TW.h
80.8 %
80.5 %
19.2 %
77.6 %
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
1986
Data from a trial operation not provided
1987
"
1988
4060.060
1093
4719
56.1
55.9
55.9
44.0
44.0
1989
5230.720
1093
5575
63.6
63.4
59.8
54.6
49.5
1990
7118.280
1047
7266
83.0
82.3
67.4
76.7
58.6
1991
6180.930
1060
6466
73.8
72.8
68.7
66.6
60.6
1992
7356.770
1060
7019
79.9
79.2
70.8
79.0
64.4
1993
8284.710
1085
8076
92.2
92.1
74.5
87.2
68.2
1994
0.000
1085
0
0.0
0.0
63.6
0.0
58.3
1995
5132.020
876
6509
74.3
71.8
64.6
58.7
58.4
1996
4790.020
876
5859
66.7
58.2
64.0
62.2
58.7
1997
5579.950
1098
5461
62.3
70.4
64.6
63.6
59.2
1998
7146.770
1098
6868
78.4
78.4
65.9
74.3
60.6
1999
9484.660
1080
8698
99.3
99.3
68.8
100.1
64.1
2000
8237.800
1089
7514
85.5
85.7
70.2
86.6
65.9
2001
8564.030
1089
7837
89.5
89.3
71.6
89.8
67.6
2002
9302.880
1089
8630
98.5
98.5
73.4
97.5
69.7
2003
8127.820
1089
7479
85.4
85.3
74.2
85.2
70.7
2004
8453.110
1089
7764
88.4
88.2
75.1
88.4
71.8
2005
8767.610
1111
7955
90.8
90.8
76.0
90.1
72.8
2006
7497.330
1111
7095
81.0
80.9
76.2
77.7
73.1
2007
8318.370
1122
7542
86.1
86.1
76.8
84.6
73.7
2008
9614.340
1122
8706
99.1
99.1
77.9
97.6
74.9
2009
7424.680
1122
6855
78.2
78.3
77.9
75.5
74.9
2010
7743.270
1106
7373
84.2
87.0
78.3
79.9
75.2
2011
8916.720
1085
8334
95.1
95.1
79.0
93.5
75.9
2012
5176.460
1037
5562
63.3
63.4
78.4
56.8
75.2
2013
6609.500
1037
8063
92.0
92.0
78.9
72.8
75.1
2014
7809.500
1122
7311
83.5
84.7
79.2
79.5
75.3
2015
7346.140
1122
6551
74.8
74.8
79.0
74.7
75.2
2016
9153.920
1122
8396
95.6
95.6
79.6
92.9
75.9
2017
8698.330
1122
7952
90.8
90.8
80.0
88.5
76.3
2018
7438.800
1115
6773
77.3
77.7
79.9
76.2
76.3
2019
9886.260
1115
8743
99.8
99.8
80.5
101.2
77.1
2020
6070.780
1115
5475
62.3
62.4
80.0
62.0
76.6
2021
9572.970
1115
8574
97.9
97.9
80.5
98.0
77.3
2022
6681.700
1115
6332
72.3
72.3
80.3
68.4
77.0
2023
9366.830
1115
8303
94.8
98.4
80.8
95.9
77.6
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-18
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