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Vogtle 3 - Plant Information & Status

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

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
97.4%
365-Day Avg
#19
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 11 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: 2.7 Yrs
Build Time: 49.1 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 36 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 73.3%
Efficiency: 30.8%
Generated: 24.9 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 465 Days
Refuelings: 2

Scram History 7 events since 2011

7
Total
6
Automatic
1
Manual
20
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2024-09-16 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 9/20/2024 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2024-07-07 Auto MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC SAFEGUARDS ACTUATION The f...
2023-07-20 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2023-07-08 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2023-05-01 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP The following information was provided b...
2023-04-09 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2023-03-14 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...

Ownership & Construction

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

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: AP1000
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 2LP
Thermal Power: 3626 MWt
Net Capacity: 1117 MWe
Efficiency: 30.8%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05200025
License #: NPF-91
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-06-28
Operating Lic: 2022-03-17
Commercial Op: 2023-07-31
License Renewed: 2009-06-03
License Exp: 2062-03-17

Facility Map

33.1418, -81.7621

Location & Contact

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