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Beaver Valley 2 - 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
99.6%
365-Day Avg
#18
of 94 plants
Min: 99% Max: 100% 0 days <80%

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
2
Automatic
4
Manual
10.7
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-02-04 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2021-11-16 Manual EN Revision Imported Date: 12/17/2021 EN Revision Text: MANU...
2021-11-11 Manual EN Revision Imported Date: 12/10/2021 EN Revision Text: MANU...
2021-10-04 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 11/5/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2014-05-19 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DURING REACTOR STARTUP "On May 20, 2014,...
2011-04-09 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP WHILE PERFORMING A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATI...

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: 38.4 Yrs
Build Time: 13.5 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 21.1 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 91.9%
Efficiency: 31.1%
Generated: 197.8 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 563 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: 901 MWe
Efficiency: 31.1%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000412
License #: NPF-73
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-05-03
Operating Lic: 1987-08-14
Commercial Op: 1987-11-17
License Renewed: 2009-11-05
License Exp: 2047-05-27

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 8 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.
562
Best Run (days)
2002-02-28 → 2003-09-13
521
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2023-05-21 2024-10-13 511 days
2021-11-21 2023-04-09 504 days
2018-11-15 2020-04-12 514 days
2014-05-24 2015-09-26 490 days
2011-04-11 2012-09-24 532 days
2006-11-13 2008-04-14 518 days
2003-10-16 2005-04-04 536 days
2002-02-28 2003-09-13 562 days