WATTS BAR-2

Operational


Reactor Details

Reactor Type Model Owner Operator
PWR
WH 4LP (ICECND)
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity) Design Net Capacity Gross Capacity Thermal Capacity
1164 MWe
1165 MWe
1218 MWe
3411 MWt
Construction Start Date First Criticality Date Construction Suspension Date Construction Restart Date
01 Sep, 1973
23 May, 2016
17 Sep, 1985
15 Oct, 2007
First Grid Connection Commercial Operation Date
03 Jun, 2016
19 Oct, 2016

LifeTime Performance

Electricity Supplied Energy Availability Factor Operation Factor Energy Unavailability Factor Load Factor
58.90 TW.h
84.3 %
82.5 %
15.7 %
80.4 %
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
2016 2893.720 1165 2593 100.0 100.0 100.0 101.0 101.0
2017 5026.650 1165 4421 50.5 50.5 57.6 49.2 56.7
2018 9644.140 1164 8397 95.9 96.0 75.3 94.6 74.2
2019 8944.950 1164 7820 89.3 89.6 79.8 87.7 78.4
2020 8513.910 1164 7548 85.9 91.3 82.6 83.3 79.6
2021 8680.090 1164 8227 93.9 93.9 84.8 85.1 80.7
2022 6824.420 1164 5845 66.7 66.7 81.8 66.9 78.4
2023 9455.430 1164 8098 92.4 99.4 84.3 92.7 80.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.


Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-01-25


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