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SOUTH TEXAS-2
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH 4LP (DRYAMB)
NRG Energy, Inc.
STP Nuclear Operating Co.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1280
MW
e
1250
MW
e
1354
MW
e
3853
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
22 Dec, 1975
12 Mar, 1989
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
11 Apr, 1989
19 Jun, 1989
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
328.31 TW.h
85.2 %
85.1 %
14.8 %
85.6 %
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
1989
3026.670
1250
2845
57.9
57.9
57.9
48.3
48.3
1990
6452.170
1251
5494
62.7
62.8
61.1
58.9
55.3
1991
7267.990
1251
6134
70.0
70.0
64.7
66.3
59.7
1992
10340.970
1251
8548
97.3
97.3
74.0
94.1
69.6
1993
690.300
1251
702
8.0
8.0
59.4
6.3
55.5
1994
5990.980
1251
5098
58.2
58.2
59.2
54.7
55.4
1995
9923.090
1251
7985
91.2
91.2
64.1
90.6
60.8
1996
10457.930
1251
8373
95.3
95.3
68.3
95.2
65.4
1997
9972.900
1251
8093
92.4
92.4
71.1
91.0
68.4
1998
9983.910
1250
8096
92.4
92.5
73.4
91.1
70.8
1999
9799.260
1250
8034
91.7
91.7
75.1
89.5
72.6
2000
10557.220
1250
8449
96.2
96.2
76.9
96.2
74.6
2001
9537.560
1250
7751
88.5
88.5
77.9
87.1
75.6
2002
8219.850
1250
6663
76.1
75.9
77.7
75.1
75.6
2003
8920.210
1250
7112
81.2
81.1
78.0
81.5
76.0
2004
10304.100
1250
8121
92.4
92.3
78.9
93.8
77.1
2005
9937.180
1280
7866
89.8
89.8
79.6
88.6
77.8
2006
11225.960
1280
8760
100.0
100.0
80.7
100.1
79.1
2007
10373.700
1280
7943
90.7
90.7
81.3
92.5
79.9
2008
10739.070
1280
8047
91.6
91.6
81.8
95.5
80.7
2009
11303.910
1280
8498
97.0
97.0
82.6
100.8
81.7
2010
9822.670
1280
7371
84.1
84.2
82.7
87.6
82.0
2011
9823.150
1280
7408
84.6
84.6
82.7
87.6
82.2
2012
8122.510
1280
6073
69.1
69.2
82.2
72.2
81.8
2013
7046.840
1280
5338
60.9
61.0
81.3
62.8
81.0
2014
11628.690
1280
8760
100.0
100.0
82.0
103.7
81.9
2015
10154.980
1280
7767
88.7
88.7
82.3
90.6
82.2
2016
10452.920
1280
8024
91.4
91.4
82.6
93.0
82.6
2017
11502.220
1280
8760
100.0
100.0
83.2
102.6
83.3
2018
10434.480
1280
7964
90.9
91.1
83.5
93.1
83.7
2019
10518.900
1280
8007
91.4
91.4
83.8
93.8
84.0
2020
11548.940
1280
8783
100.0
100.0
84.3
102.7
84.6
2021
10458.960
1280
8028
91.6
91.6
84.5
93.3
84.9
2022
10360.230
1280
7951
90.8
90.8
84.7
92.4
85.1
2023
11443.580
1280
8760
100.0
100.0
85.2
102.1
85.6
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-12-04
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