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Vogtle 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

0%
Current
88.2%
365-Day Avg
#33
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 44 days <80%

Ratings

Vogtle
Above Average
20 (54%)
Average
12 (32%)
Below Average
5 (13%)
Total Members Voted: 18

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 38.8 Yrs
Build Time: 12.9 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 20.8 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 92.7%
Efficiency: 31.7%
Generated: 254.5 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 542 Days
Refuelings: 19

Scram History 11 events since 2011

11
Total
4
Automatic
7
Manual
2.6
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-05-27 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUXILIARY FEEDWATER ACTUATION The fo...
2023-08-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY FEE...
2022-05-02 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY FEE...
2018-10-03 Auto MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DURING LOW POWER PHYSICS TESTING"At 0544...
2018-07-02 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO HIGH STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL"...
2017-02-01 Manual UNIT 1 MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOOP 1 MSIV STARTING TO FA...
2014-07-26 Auto MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF MAIN FEED PUMP DURING TES...
2014-04-11 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE FAILIN...
+3 more events

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Southern Nuclear
Architect Engineer: SBEC
Constructor: GPC

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP
Thermal Power: 3626 MWt
Net Capacity: 1150 MWe
Efficiency: 31.7%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000424
License #: NPF-68
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-06-28
Operating Lic: 1987-03-16
Commercial Op: 1987-06-01
License Renewed: 2009-06-03
License Exp: 2047-01-16

Facility Map

33.1418, -81.7621

Location & Contact

Address:
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830, USA
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Phone: (706) 724-1562