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Palo Verde 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

0%
Current
96.1%
365-Day Avg
#10
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 14 days <80%

Ratings

Palo Verde
Above Average
28 (35%)
Average
26 (33%)
Below Average
24 (30%)
Total Members Voted: 34

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 39.5 Yrs
Build Time: 10.3 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 20.1 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 89.2%
Efficiency: 32.9%
Generated: 279.9 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 552 Days
Refuelings: 19

Scram History 8 events since 2011

8
Total
7
Automatic
1
Manual
1
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2026-03-18 Manual UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED FOR RCS LEAKAGE FOR GREATER THAN 15 M...
2023-06-01 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2021-05-18 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 8/2/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOMA...
2021-02-25 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 3/1/2021 EN Revision Text: REACTO...
2020-03-02 Auto REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL "At 2050 MST o...
2019-08-15 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP "At 0821 MST, on ...
2018-05-22 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOW DEPARTURE FROM NUCLEATE BOILIN...
2013-12-01 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF THE 1A REACTOR ...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Arizona Public Service
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: COMB CE80
Thermal Power: 3990 MWt
Net Capacity: 1314 MWe
Efficiency: 32.9%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000529
License #: NPF-51
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1976-05-25
Operating Lic: 1986-04-24
Commercial Op: 1986-09-19
License Renewed: 2011-04-21
License Exp: 2046-04-24

Facility Map

33.3878, -112.864

Location & Contact

Address:
5801 Wintersburg Road
Tonopaw, AZ 85354, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (623) 393-5000

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