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Brunswick 1 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Brunswick facility.

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

0%
Current
89.3%
365-Day Avg
#43
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 40 days <80%

Ratings

Brunswick
Above Average
18 (34%)
Average
15 (28%)
Below Average
19 (36%)
Total Members Voted: 20

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 49 Yrs
Build Time: 7.1 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 10.4 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 90.4%
Efficiency: 32.1%
Generated: 202.4 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 716 Days
Refuelings: 14

Scram History 8 events since 2011

8
Total
4
Automatic
4
Manual
10.7
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2023-04-19 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO A TURBINE TRIP The following i...
2020-08-02 Auto UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO A LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER At 231...
2020-03-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM "At 1255 EDT on March 22, 2020, with Un...
2019-04-20 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP AND SPECIFIED SYSTEM ACTUATION "At 23...
2019-03-27 Manual UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO RCS UNIDENTIFIED LEAKAGE At 14...
2018-04-06 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP AND PCIS ACTUATION DURING STATOR COOL...
2016-02-06 Manual MANUAL SCRAM AND ALERT DECLARATION DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAULT R...
2012-02-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO HIGH DELTA-P ACROSS CIRCULATING ...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Duke Energy
Architect Engineer: UE&C
Constructor: BRRT

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 1
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 2923 MWt
Net Capacity: 938 MWe
Efficiency: 32.1%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000325
License #: DPR-71
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1970-02-07
Operating Lic: 1976-09-08
Commercial Op: 1977-03-18
License Renewed: 2006-06-26
License Exp: 2036-09-08

Facility Map

33.9585, -78.0102

Location & Contact

Address:
8470 River Road
Southport, NC 28461, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (910) 457-9521

Per Diem Data

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