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Farley 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
78.8%
365-Day Avg
#62
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 78 days <80%

Ratings

Farley
Above Average
15 (34%)
Average
13 (29%)
Below Average
16 (36%)
Total Members Voted: 17

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 44.7 Yrs
Build Time: 9 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 15 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 90.6%
Efficiency: 31.6%
Generated: 189.7 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 548 Days
Refuelings: 18

Scram History 7 events since 2011

7
Total
1
Automatic
6
Manual
8.7
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-06-26 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY FEE...
2025-06-18 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY ...
2024-02-15 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY FEE...
2023-11-13 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP The following information was provided b...
2019-09-20 Manual MANUAL TRIP DUE TO REACTOR COOLANT PUMP VIBRATION ALARM "At ...
2016-05-10 Manual FARLEY UNIT 2 TRIP ON HI HI STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL "At 0653 [...
2014-10-13 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF A START-UP TRANSFORMER "T...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Southern Nuclear
Architect Engineer: SSI
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 3LP
Thermal Power: 2775 MWt
Net Capacity: 877 MWe
Efficiency: 31.6%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000364
License #: NPF-8
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1972-08-16
Operating Lic: 1981-03-31
Commercial Op: 1981-07-30
License Renewed: 2005-05-12
License Exp: 2041-03-31

Facility Map

31.2238, -85.1138

Location & Contact

Address:
7388 North State Highway 95
Ashford, AL 36312, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (334) 899-5108