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Limerick 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

94%
Current
99.6%
365-Day Avg
#21
of 94 plants
Min: 72% Max: 100% 1 days <80%

Ratings

Limerick
Above Average
17 (44%)
Average
14 (36%)
Below Average
7 (18%)
Total Members Voted: 16

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 40.2 Yrs
Build Time: 11.6 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 18.6 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 94.9%
Efficiency: 31.9%
Generated: 253.8 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 733 Days
Refuelings: 13

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
4
Automatic
2
Manual
2
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2020-11-12 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO HIGH REACTOR PRESSURE SIGNAL ...
2015-02-22 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM ON REACTOR HIGH PRESSURE SIGNAL "At ...
2014-03-03 Manual UNIT 1 MANUALLY SCRAMMED DURING A RAPID SHUTDOWN IN RESPONSE...
2012-07-17 Auto UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO FLASHOVER IN THE LOAD CENTER T...
2012-04-18 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM FOLLOWING LOSS OF RECIRCULATION PUMPS "...
2011-06-02 Auto AUTOMATIC SCRAM FOLLOWING A TURBINE TRIP "Limerick Unit 1 au...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Constellation Energy
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 2
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 3515 MWt
Net Capacity: 1120 MWe
Efficiency: 31.9%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000352
License #: NPF-39
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-06-19
Operating Lic: 1985-08-08
Commercial Op: 1986-02-01
License Renewed: 2014-10-20
License Exp: 2044-10-26

Facility Map

40.2238, -75.5869

Location & Contact

Address:
3146 Sanatoga Rd
Pottstown, PA 19464, USA
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Phone: (610) 718-1200

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