Details

Reactor Type High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (or HTGR)
Model
Owner Exelon Generation Co., Llc
Operator Exelon Generation Co., Llc

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 1 February 1962
First Criticality Thursday, 3 March 1966
First Grid Connection Friday, 27 January 1967
Commercial Operation Thursday, 1 June 1967
Permanent Shutdown Friday, 1 November 1974

Specifications

Capacity Net 40 MWe
Capacity Gross 42 MWe
Thermal Capacity 115 MWt
Design Net Capacity 40 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - -
1971 - - - - - - - -
1972 - - - - - - - -
1973 37 5245 181.20 59.90 60.00 - 55.90 -
1974 40 6157 169.10 84.40 86.00 - 57.90 -

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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