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Brunswick 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 52 votes

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Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
99.6%
365-Day Avg
#19
of 94 plants
Min: 70% Max: 100% 4 days <80%

Scram History 2 events since 2011

2
Total
0
Automatic
2
Manual
21
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2019-03-29 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM AND SPECIFIED SYSTEM ACTUATION "At 17:4...
2011-11-15 Manual UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO DRYWELL LEAKAGE GREATER THAN 10 GPM "On...

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: 50.4 Yrs
Build Time: 5.7 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 8.7 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 90.6%
Efficiency: 31.9%
Generated: 201.5 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 726 Days
Refuelings: 14

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Duke Energy
Architect Engineer: UE&C
Constructor: BRRT

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 1
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 2923 MWt
Net Capacity: 932 MWe
Efficiency: 31.9%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000324
License #: DPR-62
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1970-02-07
Operating Lic: 1974-12-27
Commercial Op: 1975-11-03
License Renewed: 2006-06-26
License Exp: 2034-12-27

Facility Map

33.9585, -78.0102

Location & Contact

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

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 4 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.
724
Best Run (days)
2023-03-08 → 2025-03-01
659
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2023-03-08 2025-03-01 724 days
2019-09-08 2021-03-06 545 days
2015-04-06 2017-03-18 712 days
2013-05-08 2015-02-21 654 days