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Brunswick 1 - Plant Information & Status

Detailed technical specifications, licensing info, and upcoming refueling outage schedules for the Brunswick 1 nuclear power facility.

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Brunswick 1 Lifecycle: Commissioned Reactor: OFFLINE

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Contact Information

Address: 8470 River Road
Southport, NC 28461
Phone: (910) 457-9521

Technical Specifications

Reactor Type: BWR ( BWR-MARK 1)
Net Output: 938 MWe
Thermal Power: 2923 MWt
Efficiency: 32.09%

Licensing & Regulatory Details

Docket #: 05000325
License #: DPR-71 ( OL-FP)
Construction Permit: 1970-02-07
Operating License: 1976-09-08
License Renewed: 2006-06-26
Commercial Ops: 1977-03-18
Expiration Date: 2036-09-08

Site History & Construction

NSS Supplier: GE 4
Constructor: BRRT
Architect Engineer: UE&C

Current Reactor Status (NRC Data)

0%
OFFLINE
Report Date:
March 20, 2026
Lifecycle: Commissioned | Reactor: OFFLINE
Recent Power History
Date Power Level Visual
Mar 20 0%
Mar 19 0%
Mar 18 0%
Mar 17 0%
Mar 16 0%
Mar 13 0%
Mar 12 0%
Mar 11 0%
Mar 10 0%
Mar 9 0%
Mar 6 0%
Mar 5 0%
Mar 4 0%
Mar 3 0%

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Op. Age: 49 Yrs
Build Time: 7.1 Yrs
Lic. Remain: 10.5 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 90.5%
Efficiency: 32.1%
Generated: 202.4 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 716 Days
Refuelings (Since '99): 14
Prediction Acc: 33%