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Comanche Peak 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 52 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
98.9%
365-Day Avg
#16
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 5 days <80%

Scram History 13 events since 2011

13
Total
6
Automatic
7
Manual
1.5
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-09-13 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP The following information was provided b...
2024-03-16 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN FEEDWATER PUMP TRIP The foll...
2024-03-11 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 3/13/2024 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2021-06-06 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 7/7/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOMA...
2019-12-31 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND SPECIFIED SYSTEM ACTUATION "At 1253 ...
2019-03-01 Auto REACTOR TRIP DUE TO FEEDWATER ISOLATION VALVE CLOSURE "At 03...
2018-08-12 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO GENERATOR LOCKOUT"At 23:58 (Ce...
2017-11-24 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF MAIN FEED WATER "At time ...
+5 more events

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: 32.7 Yrs
Build Time: 18.6 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 26.8 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 92.3%
Efficiency: 33.1%
Generated: 263.2 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 583 Days
Refuelings: 18

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Vistra Corp.
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BRRT

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP
Thermal Power: 3612 MWt
Net Capacity: 1195 MWe
Efficiency: 33.1%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000446
License #: NPF-89
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-12-19
Operating Lic: 1993-04-06
Commercial Op: 1993-08-03
License Renewed: N/A
License Exp: 2053-02-02

Facility Map

32.2985, -97.7882

Location & Contact

Address:
Rural Route 1
Glen Rose, TX 76043, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (817) 897-8881
Website: http://txu.com

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.
536
Best Run (days)
2008-04-20 → 2009-10-08
522
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2021-11-16 2023-04-24 524 days
2015-11-13 2017-04-03 507 days
2014-04-28 2015-10-04 524 days
2009-11-02 2011-04-03 517 days
2008-04-20 2009-10-08 536 days
2005-04-29 2006-10-08 527 days
2000-11-06 2002-03-31 510 days
1999-04-23 2000-10-01 527 days