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Beaver Valley 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 3 votes

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Community ratings from NukeWorker members. Vote to share your experience working at this facility. Results show the breakdown of Above Average, Average, and Below Average ratings.

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
88.3%
365-Day Avg
#40
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 44 days <80%

Scram History 8 events since 2011

8
Total
3
Automatic
5
Manual
9.9
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2024-05-18 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP The following information was provided b...
2024-04-12 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 4/15/2024 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2022-06-14 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC AUXILIARY FEEDWATER ACTUAT...
2019-11-03 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO STEAM DUMP TRANSIENT"At 0535 [EST...
2017-11-06 Auto UNIT 1 AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN UNIT GENERATOR OVE...
2015-04-14 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO THE LOSS OF A CONDENSATE PUMP "At...
2014-01-05 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN TRANSFORMER FAULT "At 165...
2013-11-04 Manual NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN T...

Performance Charts

Outage Duration Trend

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Scheduled refueling outage durations over time. Green bars are below average, yellow near average, red above. Dashed line shows the plant's historical average. Shorter outages mean better execution.

Power History (12-Month)

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Daily power output as a percentage of rated capacity over the past 365 days. Green segments indicate full power (90%+), yellow shows reduced output, and red indicates significant power reductions or shutdowns.

Outage Timeline

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Visual timeline of all recorded outages. Blue bars are scheduled refueling outages, red bars are forced/unplanned outages. Width represents outage duration. Hover for details.

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 49.5 Yrs
Build Time: 6.3 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 9.8 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 90.7%
Efficiency: 31.3%
Generated: 196.4 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 544 Days
Refuelings: 18

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Vistra Corp.
Architect Engineer: S&W
Constructor: S&W

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 3LP
Thermal Power: 2900 MWt
Net Capacity: 907 MWe
Efficiency: 31.3%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000334
License #: DPR-66
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1970-06-26
Operating Lic: 1976-07-02
Commercial Op: 1976-10-01
License Renewed: 2009-11-05
License Exp: 2036-01-29

Facility Map

40.623, -80.432

Location & Contact

Address:
Route 168
Shippingport, PA 15077, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (724) 682-7888

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 7 runs

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Breaker-to-breaker runs measure continuous operation between refueling outages (470+ days). An active streak means the unit has been running continuously since the last refueling. Longer runs indicate better reliability.
543
Best Run (days)
2007-10-25 → 2009-04-20
515
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2024-05-22 2025-10-12 508 days
2022-11-20 2024-04-13 510 days
2019-11-06 2021-04-11 522 days
2018-05-11 2019-10-13 520 days
2012-05-12 2013-09-30 506 days
2009-05-22 2010-10-02 498 days
2007-10-25 2009-04-20 543 days