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SUMMER-1
(Virgil C. Summer 1)
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH 3LP (DRYAMB)
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
973
MW
e
900
MW
e
1006
MW
e
2900
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
21 Mar, 1973
22 Oct, 1982
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
16 Nov, 1982
01 Jan, 1984
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
279.53 TW.h
86.7 %
86.2 %
13.3 %
84.7 %
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
1982
191.200
900
761
1983
4327.500
900
6238
1984
4208.590
900
5362
61.0
61.3
61.3
53.2
53.2
1985
5235.090
885
6272
71.6
71.6
66.4
67.5
60.3
1986
7160.640
885
8346
95.3
95.3
76.0
92.4
70.9
1987
5168.120
885
6135
70.0
70.1
74.5
66.7
69.9
1988
5068.160
885
5952
67.8
67.8
73.2
65.2
68.9
1989
5412.760
885
7073
80.7
80.8
74.4
69.8
69.1
1990
6117.270
885
7261
82.9
82.9
75.6
78.9
70.5
1991
5346.130
885
7065
80.6
80.6
76.3
69.0
70.3
1992
7515.200
885
8532
97.1
97.1
78.6
96.7
73.2
1993
6109.460
885
7258
82.8
82.9
79.0
78.8
73.8
1994
4456.040
885
6022
68.7
68.8
78.1
57.5
72.3
1995
7561.350
885
8478
96.8
96.8
79.6
97.5
74.4
1996
7155.130
945
7829
89.1
89.6
80.4
88.2
75.5
1997
7267.910
954
7805
89.1
89.9
81.2
87.5
76.4
1998
8188.920
945
8638
98.6
98.7
82.4
98.1
78.0
1999
7376.300
954
7779
88.8
88.8
82.8
88.3
78.6
2000
6358.810
966
6688
76.1
76.2
82.4
75.0
78.4
2001
6757.530
966
7095
81.0
81.0
82.3
79.9
78.5
2002
7379.520
966
7645
87.3
87.3
82.6
87.2
79.0
2003
7352.060
966
7564
86.4
86.4
82.8
86.9
79.4
2004
8243.340
966
8413
95.8
95.8
83.4
97.2
80.3
2005
7469.400
966
7746
88.4
88.4
83.7
88.3
80.7
2006
7521.400
966
7783
88.8
88.9
83.9
88.9
81.0
2007
8479.040
966
8719
99.5
99.5
84.6
100.2
81.9
2008
7178.100
966
7404
84.3
84.3
84.6
84.6
82.0
2009
6872.040
966
7150
81.6
81.6
84.5
81.2
82.0
2010
8487.080
966
8681
99.1
99.1
85.0
100.3
82.7
2011
7426.230
966
7622
87.0
87.0
85.1
87.8
82.8
2012
7281.600
971
7456
84.9
84.9
85.1
85.4
82.9
2013
8369.880
971
8501
97.0
97.0
85.5
98.4
83.5
2014
6914.780
971
7078
80.8
80.8
85.4
81.3
83.4
2015
7115.390
971
7301
83.3
83.4
85.3
83.6
83.4
2016
8658.360
971
8784
100.0
100.0
85.8
101.5
84.0
2017
6913.290
973
7079
80.8
80.8
85.6
81.1
83.9
2018
7366.390
973
7540
86.1
86.2
85.6
86.4
84.0
2019
8248.440
973
8402
95.9
95.9
85.9
96.8
84.3
2020
7727.520
973
8002
91.1
91.1
86.1
90.4
84.5
2021
6146.320
973
7224
82.5
82.5
86.0
72.1
84.2
2022
8591.090
973
8710
99.4
99.4
86.3
100.8
84.6
2023
7517.230
973
7699
87.9
100.0
86.7
88.2
84.7
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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