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LIMERICK-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR-4 (Mark 2)
Exelon Corporation
Exelon Generation Co., LLC
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1134
MW
e
1055
MW
e
1194
MW
e
3515
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
19 Jun, 1974
22 Dec, 1984
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
13 Apr, 1985
01 Feb, 1986
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
333.45 TW.h
92.1 %
91.7 %
7.9 %
90.4 %
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
1160.850
1055
2552
1986
7210.570
1055
7022
82.8
82.8
82.8
81.0
81.0
1987
5341.320
1055
5924
67.6
67.7
74.9
57.8
68.9
1988
6674.750
1055
8470
96.4
96.4
82.3
72.0
70.0
1989
5244.250
1055
5638
64.4
69.4
79.0
56.7
66.6
1990
5633.120
1055
5724
65.3
65.3
76.2
61.0
65.4
1991
8133.850
1055
8043
91.8
91.8
78.8
88.0
69.2
1992
6239.640
1055
6115
69.6
69.6
77.5
67.3
69.0
1993
8745.470
1055
8626
98.5
98.5
80.2
94.6
72.2
1994
7858.020
1055
7840
89.5
89.5
81.2
85.0
73.6
1995
8147.470
1055
7973
91.0
91.1
82.2
88.2
75.1
1996
8141.620
1105
7758
88.3
88.8
82.8
84.5
76.0
1997
9227.480
1105
8534
97.4
97.5
84.1
95.3
77.7
1998
7449.120
1134
7061
80.6
81.6
83.9
76.4
77.6
1999
9744.010
1134
8588
98.0
98.0
85.0
98.1
79.2
2000
8988.100
1143
7982
90.9
90.9
85.4
89.8
79.9
2001
10133.100
1143
8735
99.7
99.7
86.4
101.2
81.3
2002
9286.820
1134
8244
94.1
94.1
86.8
93.5
82.1
2003
10057.460
1134
8672
99.0
99.0
87.6
101.2
83.2
2004
9539.060
1134
8345
95.0
95.0
88.0
95.8
83.9
2005
9926.940
1134
8642
98.6
98.7
88.5
99.9
84.7
2006
9320.360
1134
8224
93.9
93.9
88.8
93.8
85.2
2007
9994.360
1134
8744
99.8
99.8
89.3
100.6
85.9
2008
9342.510
1134
8251
93.9
93.9
89.5
93.8
86.3
2009
10019.440
1130
8760
100.0
100.0
90.0
101.2
86.9
2010
9046.940
1130
8129
92.8
92.8
90.1
91.4
87.1
2011
9550.190
1130
8435
96.3
96.3
90.3
96.5
87.5
2012
8599.500
1130
7637
86.9
87.0
90.2
86.6
87.4
2013
10147.120
1130
8760
100.0
100.0
90.6
102.5
88.0
2014
9112.310
1130
7926
90.5
90.5
90.6
92.0
88.1
2015
10037.820
1130
8718
99.5
99.5
90.9
101.4
88.6
2016
9294.590
1130
8132
92.6
92.6
90.9
93.6
88.8
2017
10023.550
1130
8760
100.0
100.0
91.2
101.3
89.2
2018
9228.960
1099
8197
93.6
93.6
91.3
95.9
89.4
2019
10112.180
1134
8760
100.0
100.0
91.6
101.8
89.7
2020
9133.190
1134
8283
94.3
94.3
91.6
91.7
89.8
2021
10024.410
1134
8760
100.0
100.0
91.9
100.9
90.1
2022
9117.790
1134
8167
93.2
93.2
91.9
91.8
90.2
2023
9955.710
1134
8716
99.5
99.2
92.1
100.2
90.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-02-15
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