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Harris 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
91.4%
365-Day Avg
#25
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 32 days <80%

Ratings

Shearon Harris
Above Average
15 (48%)
Average
9 (29%)
Below Average
7 (22%)
Total Members Voted: 13

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 38.9 Yrs
Build Time: 9.3 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 20.6 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 91.5%
Efficiency: 32.7%
Generated: 210.6 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 544 Days
Refuelings: 18

Scram History 9 events since 2011

9
Total
5
Automatic
4
Manual
7.6
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2024-05-29 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2022-10-29 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP AND AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM ACTUAT...
2022-08-27 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM ACTUATION...
2022-04-28 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM ACTUATION...
2020-12-15 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO GENERATOR LOCKOUT "On December...
2020-08-12 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO DROPPED CONTROL ROD "On August 13...
2020-03-22 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP "On March 23, 2020, at 1013 EDT, with...
2016-10-07 Auto UNPLANNED REACTOR TRIP AND SAFETY INJECTION DUE TO TURBINE C...
+1 more events

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Duke Energy
Architect Engineer: EBSO
Constructor: DANI

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 3LP
Thermal Power: 2948 MWt
Net Capacity: 964 MWe
Efficiency: 32.7%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000400
License #: NPF-63
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1978-01-27
Operating Lic: 1986-10-24
Commercial Op: 1987-05-02
License Renewed: 2008-12-17
License Exp: 2046-10-24

Facility Map

35.6329, -78.9559

Location & Contact

Address:
5413 Shearon Harris Road
New Hill, NC 27562, USA
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Phone: (919) 362-8891