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Limerick 2 - 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)

100%
Current
93.1%
365-Day Avg
#66
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 24 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: 36.2 Yrs
Build Time: 15.6 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 23.2 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 94.2%
Efficiency: 31.9%
Generated: 252.2 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 726 Days
Refuelings: 14

Scram History 5 events since 2011

5
Total
2
Automatic
3
Manual
4
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2019-06-03 Manual MANUAL SCRAM DURING RAPID PLANT SHUTDOWN"At 0145 EDT, on 6/4...
2016-05-31 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO UNEXPECTED CORE FLOW CHANGE "Lim...
2015-12-18 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO LOW REACTOR WATER LEVEL "At 0...
2011-05-28 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW PRESSURE IN EHC SYSTEM "Li...
2011-02-24 Manual MANUAL SCRAM DUE TO RECIRCULATION PUMP TRIP "Limerick Unit 2...

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: 1122 MWe
Efficiency: 31.9%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000353
License #: NPF-85
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-06-19
Operating Lic: 1989-08-25
Commercial Op: 1990-01-08
License Renewed: 2014-10-20
License Exp: 2049-06-22

Facility Map

40.2238, -75.5869

Location & Contact

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

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