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Palo Verde 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
89.7%
365-Day Avg
#28
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 40 days <80%

Ratings

Palo Verde
Above Average
28 (35%)
Average
26 (33%)
Below Average
24 (30%)
Total Members Voted: 34

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 40.2 Yrs
Build Time: 9.7 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 19.2 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 88%
Efficiency: 32.9%
Generated: 275.4 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 531 Days
Refuelings: 18

Scram History 5 events since 2011

5
Total
3
Automatic
2
Manual
3
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2023-04-07 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 5/4/2023 EN Revision Text: AUTOMA...
2018-02-14 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW DEPARTURE FROM NUCLEATE BO...
2016-09-06 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO STUCK OPEN PRESSURIZER MAIN SPRAY...
2011-11-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO CONTROL ELEMENT DEVIATION "The fo...
2011-08-05 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO DROPPED CONTROL ELEMENT ASSEMB...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Arizona Public Service
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: COMB CE80
Thermal Power: 3990 MWt
Net Capacity: 1311 MWe
Efficiency: 32.9%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000528
License #: NPF-41
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1976-05-25
Operating Lic: 1985-06-01
Commercial Op: 1986-01-28
License Renewed: 2011-04-21
License Exp: 2045-06-01

Facility Map

33.3878, -112.864

Location & Contact

Address:
5801 Wintersburg Road
Tonopaw, AZ 85354, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (623) 393-5000

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