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FARLEY-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH 3LP (DRYAMB)
Alabama Power Company
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
874
MW
e
829
MW
e
918
MW
e
2775
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Oct, 1970
09 Aug, 1977
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
18 Aug, 1977
01 Dec, 1977
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
288.06 TW.h
86.0 %
86.0 %
14.0 %
85.0 %
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
1977
1047.900
829
1747
68.8
100.0
100.0
64.2
64.2
1978
5919.800
829
7568
86.4
81.5
83.0
81.5
80.2
1979
1732.400
829
2502
28.6
23.8
54.6
23.9
53.2
1980
4607.800
814
6110
69.6
70.2
59.6
64.4
56.8
1981
2653.000
804
3624
41.4
41.5
55.3
37.7
52.2
1982
5233.300
804
6936
79.2
79.3
59.9
74.3
56.5
1983
5268.600
804
6832
78.0
77.7
62.8
74.8
59.4
1984
5432.660
804
6920
78.8
78.5
65.0
76.9
61.9
1985
5868.670
816
7378
84.2
84.3
67.4
82.1
64.4
1986
5738.560
827
7247
82.7
82.4
69.1
79.2
66.0
1987
6444.860
825
8201
93.6
93.7
71.5
89.2
68.4
1988
5908.210
813
7363
83.8
83.8
72.6
82.7
69.7
1989
6022.640
824
7520
85.8
86.0
73.8
83.4
70.8
1990
6908.570
824
8681
99.1
99.1
75.7
95.7
72.7
1991
5416.060
814
6870
78.4
78.4
75.9
76.0
73.0
1992
5667.940
812
7119
81.0
81.0
76.2
79.5
73.4
1993
6873.900
812
8522
97.3
97.3
77.5
96.6
74.8
1994
6059.840
812
7546
86.1
86.1
78.0
85.2
75.4
1995
5751.980
812
7220
82.4
82.4
78.3
80.9
75.7
1996
7142.300
812
8740
99.5
99.5
79.4
100.1
77.0
1997
5433.980
822
6803
77.7
77.7
79.3
75.5
76.9
1998
5237.940
822
6539
74.6
74.8
79.1
72.7
76.7
1999
7226.520
847
8695
99.3
99.3
80.0
97.4
77.7
2000
5204.090
828
6775
77.1
76.8
79.9
71.6
77.4
2001
6392.530
833
7736
88.3
88.3
80.2
87.6
77.9
2002
7221.790
833
8641
98.6
98.6
81.0
99.0
78.7
2003
6609.900
830
7909
90.3
90.3
81.4
90.9
79.2
2004
6423.880
851
7627
86.8
87.0
81.6
86.8
79.5
2005
7402.190
833
8709
99.4
99.4
82.2
101.4
80.3
2006
6419.320
851
7578
86.5
86.5
82.4
86.1
80.5
2007
6530.770
851
7663
87.5
87.5
82.6
87.6
80.7
2008
7281.470
851
8579
97.7
97.7
83.0
97.4
81.3
2009
6711.120
851
7922
90.4
90.5
83.3
90.0
81.6
2010
6577.440
851
7806
89.1
89.1
83.5
88.2
81.8
2011
7764.300
874
8760
100.0
100.0
84.0
101.4
82.4
2012
6929.420
874
7967
90.7
90.7
84.2
90.3
82.6
2013
7021.410
874
8033
91.7
91.7
84.4
91.7
82.9
2014
7777.430
874
8760
100.0
100.0
84.8
101.6
83.4
2015
6680.660
874
7652
87.4
87.4
84.9
87.3
83.5
2016
6684.050
874
7617
86.7
86.7
85.0
87.1
83.6
2017
7750.070
874
8760
100.0
100.0
85.4
101.2
84.1
2018
6409.660
874
7567
86.4
86.4
85.4
83.7
84.1
2019
7003.190
874
7993
91.2
91.3
85.5
91.5
84.2
2020
7802.410
874
8783
100.0
100.0
85.9
101.6
84.7
2021
7096.200
874
7987
91.2
91.2
86.0
92.7
84.9
2022
5688.300
874
6367
72.7
72.7
85.7
74.3
84.6
2023
7922.180
874
8676
99.0
98.6
86.0
103.5
85.0
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-10-03
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