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River Bend 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
93.8%
365-Day Avg
#71
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 26 days <80%

Ratings

River Bend
Above Average
6 (12%)
Average
12 (25%)
Below Average
30 (62%)
Total Members Voted: 16

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 39.8 Yrs
Build Time: 9.2 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 19.4 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 86.3%
Efficiency: 31.3%
Generated: 199.5 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 1,228 Days
Refuelings: 14

Scram History 21 events since 2011

21
Total
12
Automatic
9
Manual
11.3
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-10-08 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2025-04-07 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2023-12-12 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provid...
2023-11-16 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2021-04-01 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 4/30/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2021-03-24 Manual EN Revision Imported Date: 4/20/2021 EN Revision Text: MANUA...
2020-08-20 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM "On August 21, 2020 at 0908 CDT, River ...
2019-05-30 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO HIGH REACTOR WATER LEVEL"At 2345...
+13 more events

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Entergy
Architect Engineer: S&W
Constructor: S&W

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 3
NSS Supplier: GE 6
Thermal Power: 3091 MWt
Net Capacity: 968 MWe
Efficiency: 31.3%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000458
License #: NPF-47
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1977-03-25
Operating Lic: 1985-11-20
Commercial Op: 1986-06-16
License Renewed: 2018-12-20
License Exp: 2045-08-29

Facility Map

30.7256, -91.3726

Location & Contact

Address:
5485 U.S. Highway 61
St. Francisville, LA 70775, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (225) 635-6094

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