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Susquehanna 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

0%
Current
91.4%
365-Day Avg
#89
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 25 days <80%

Ratings

Susquehanna
Above Average
41 (65%)
Average
13 (20%)
Below Average
9 (14%)
Total Members Voted: 19

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 42.8 Yrs
Build Time: 9.6 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 16.3 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 88.2%
Efficiency: 31.6%
Generated: 262.6 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 716 Days
Refuelings: 14

Scram History 10 events since 2011

10
Total
6
Automatic
4
Manual
5.2
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-07-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2023-11-09 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2022-05-22 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provid...
2021-11-29 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 12/30/2021 EN Revision Text: UNIT...
2021-07-20 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 8/20/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2020-05-02 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO MAIN TURBINE TRIP "At 0821 ED...
2017-06-07 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM AFTER MAIN TURBINE CONTROL LOGIC LOS...
2015-11-11 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM "At 1132 hours [EST] on November 12,...
+2 more events

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Talen Energy
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 2
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 3952 MWt
Net Capacity: 1247 MWe
Efficiency: 31.6%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000387
License #: NPF-14
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1973-11-03
Operating Lic: 1982-07-17
Commercial Op: 1983-06-08
License Renewed: 2009-11-24
License Exp: 2042-07-17

Facility Map

41.0918, -76.1477

Location & Contact

Address:
634 Salem Boulevard
Berwick, PA 18603, USA
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Phone: (717) 542-3300