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GRAND GULF-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR-6 (Mark 3)
Systems Energy Resources, Inc
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1401
MW
e
1250
MW
e
1500
MW
e
4408
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
04 May, 1974
18 Aug, 1982
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
20 Oct, 1984
01 Jul, 1985
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
354.44 TW.h
84.8 %
84.9 %
15.2 %
83.2 %
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
1984
164.980
1250
702
1985
4316.400
1108
5042
60.9
58.7
58.7
54.2
54.2
1986
4098.050
1108
5326
60.8
60.5
59.9
42.2
46.2
1987
7726.990
1142
7098
81.0
80.9
68.4
78.0
59.1
1988
9590.950
1142
8250
93.9
93.8
75.8
95.6
69.7
1989
7846.280
1142
6815
77.8
76.9
76.0
78.4
71.7
1990
7404.010
1142
6765
77.2
76.6
76.1
74.0
72.1
1991
9118.720
1143
8035
91.7
88.4
78.0
91.1
75.0
1992
8171.150
1143
7163
81.6
81.1
78.4
81.4
75.9
1993
7898.460
1143
6845
78.1
77.6
78.3
78.9
76.2
1994
9614.750
1143
8284
94.6
94.5
80.0
96.0
78.3
1995
7809.730
1173
6829
78.0
77.7
79.8
77.3
78.2
1996
9224.700
1179
7696
87.6
87.7
80.5
89.3
79.2
1997
10817.560
1200
8760
100.0
100.0
82.2
102.9
81.2
1998
9190.810
1204
7641
87.2
87.5
82.6
87.4
81.7
1999
8428.400
1204
6944
79.3
79.3
82.3
79.9
81.6
2000
10694.610
1210
8634
98.3
98.3
83.4
100.7
82.9
2001
9923.980
1210
8040
91.8
91.8
84.0
93.6
83.5
2002
10059.470
1207
8139
92.9
92.9
84.5
95.1
84.2
2003
10902.490
1207
8574
97.9
97.9
85.2
103.1
85.3
2004
10235.070
1207
8047
91.6
91.2
85.6
96.5
85.9
2005
10077.850
1263
7974
91.0
91.0
85.8
91.1
86.2
2006
10807.330
1266
8570
97.8
97.8
86.4
97.4
86.7
2007
9358.780
1268
7643
87.2
87.3
86.5
84.3
86.6
2008
9417.150
1268
7637
86.9
87.0
86.5
84.6
86.5
2009
10998.510
1259
8760
100.0
100.0
87.1
99.7
87.1
2010
9643.240
1251
7912
90.3
90.3
87.2
88.0
87.1
2011
10336.520
1251
8760
100.0
100.0
87.7
94.3
87.4
2012
7336.440
1401
5740
65.4
67.0
86.9
63.6
86.4
2013
10784.300
1401
7891
90.1
91.0
87.1
87.9
86.5
2014
10279.500
1401
7744
88.4
88.2
87.1
83.8
86.4
2015
11718.780
1401
8563
97.8
97.7
87.5
95.5
86.7
2016
5981.590
1401
4407
50.2
49.5
86.1
48.6
85.4
2017
7437.970
1401
6208
70.9
62.8
85.3
60.6
84.5
2018
6957.960
1401
5664
64.7
64.3
84.6
56.7
83.5
2019
11032.600
1401
8068
92.1
92.1
84.8
89.9
83.8
2020
6470.930
1401
5202
59.2
59.2
84.0
52.6
82.8
2021
11803.750
1401
8473
96.7
96.7
84.4
96.2
83.2
2022
8761.200
1401
6400
73.1
83.8
84.4
71.4
82.8
2023
11750.130
1401
8380
95.7
99.5
84.8
95.7
83.2
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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