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Vogtle 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
99.7%
365-Day Avg
#14
of 94 plants
Min: 45% Max: 100% 2 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: 36.9 Yrs
Build Time: 14.9 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 22.9 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 92.3%
Efficiency: 31.8%
Generated: 253.8 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 570 Days
Refuelings: 18

Scram History 10 events since 2011

10
Total
6
Automatic
4
Manual
8.9
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2020-11-11 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP "At 1732 EST on N...
2019-07-18 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE FAI...
2019-03-29 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MSIV FAILING CLOSED "At 2130 [EDT...
2016-05-24 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOWERING STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEV...
2015-03-13 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON SYSTEM INJECTION ACTUATION SIGNAL ...
2014-10-11 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DURING REACTOR STARTUP "VEGP [Vogtle Ele...
2014-04-07 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL "VEG...
2013-10-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO DECREASING CONDENSER VACUUM "At 1...
+2 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: 1152 MWe
Efficiency: 31.8%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000425
License #: NPF-81
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-06-28
Operating Lic: 1989-03-31
Commercial Op: 1989-05-20
License Renewed: 2009-06-03
License Exp: 2049-02-09

Facility Map

33.1418, -81.7621

Location & Contact

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