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Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the V.C. Summer facility.

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

0%
Current
81.9%
365-Day Avg
#83
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 69 days <80%

Ratings

VC Summer
Above Average
26 (56%)
Average
9 (19%)
Below Average
11 (23%)
Total Members Voted: 25

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 42.3 Yrs
Build Time: 10.8 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 16.3 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 87.5%
Efficiency: 33.5%
Generated: 202.8 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 522 Days
Refuelings: 19

Scram History 9 events since 2011

9
Total
5
Automatic
4
Manual
5.4
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2026-01-29 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO A STEAM LEAK The following inform...
2025-10-13 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 10/27/2025 EN Revision Text: AUTO...
2025-02-09 Manual EN Revision Imported Date: 2/13/2025 EN Revision Text: MANUA...
2023-04-04 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP The following information was provided b...
2021-11-14 Manual EN Revision Imported Date: 12/16/2021 EN Revision Text: MANU...
2017-11-06 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON TURBINE TRIP "On 11/7/2017 at 1957...
2017-08-27 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON TURBINE TRIP "On 8/28/2017 at 0837...
2017-06-28 Auto AUTOMATIC TRIP DUE TO A LOSS OF NORMAL FEEDWATER FLOW TO B S...
+1 more events

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Dominion Energy
Architect Engineer: GIL
Constructor: DANI

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 3LP
Thermal Power: 2900 MWt
Net Capacity: 971 MWe
Efficiency: 33.5%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000395
License #: NPF-12
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1973-03-21
Operating Lic: 1982-11-12
Commercial Op: 1984-01-01
License Renewed: 2004-04-23
License Exp: 2042-08-06

Facility Map

34.2638, -81.3305

Location & Contact

Address:
Highway 215 V.C. Summer Plant Road
Jenkinsville, SC 29065, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (803) 345-5209

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