Oconee 1 vs Sequoyah 2

Side-by-side Operational Excellence breakdown across 7 publicly observable performance dimensions.

Comparing Oconee 1 and Sequoyah 2. Oconee 1 leads on the composite score (90/100, Top Quartile), 59 points ahead of Sequoyah 2. Oconee 1 takes Reliability (90). Oconee 1 takes Efficiency (87). Oconee 1 takes Discipline (95).

Oconee 1

Duke Energy · SC · PWR
Last refuel 1EOC33 · Oct 2024 (21 mo ago)
90/100
Top Quartile · #1/93
Reliability
90
Efficiency
87
Discipline
95

Sequoyah 2

Tennessee Valley Authority · TN · PWR
Last refuel U2R26 · Jul 2024 (24 mo ago)
31/100
Bottom Quartile · #80/93
Reliability
20
Efficiency
29
Discipline
44

7-Dimension Radar Each axis = percentile rank in the active US fleet (higher = better)

Per-Dimension Percentile Breakdown

Dimension Oconee 1 Sequoyah 2
Capacity Factor 5-year average capacity factor — total generation as a fraction of installed capacity. Higher is better; top operators sustain 92%+.
100
97.7%
9
80.4%
Forced Outage Days/yr 5-year forced outage days per year (annualised) — non-power days NOT explained by scheduled refueling. Lower is better.
99
0.4d
14
9.4d
B2B Avg Streak Average breaker-to-breaker continuous-operation days across this unit's qualifying B2B runs (lifetime). Higher is better; reflects sustained reliability.
71
681d
38
510d
Fuel Utilization Average in-cycle capacity factor (3-year). Fraction of each refueling cycle that produced full power. Higher = more efficient operator.
100
99.8%
27
97.0%
Refuel Duration 5-year median scheduled refueling outage duration in days (refuel-shaped outages, 14-90d). Lower = faster turnaround.
73
26d
31
36d
Startup Duration Robust mean days from first power post-refuel to sustained ≥95% power. Lower = faster ramp.
100
2.1d
39
5.0d
Scrams (5-year) Scrams per year, computed over the 5-year window (annualised so windows are comparable). Lower is better; reflects operating discipline and equipment reliability.
90
0.0/yr
48
0.4/yr