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Farley 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 44 votes

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Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
90.5%
365-Day Avg
#76
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 35 days <80%

Scram History 7 events since 2011

7
Total
5
Automatic
2
Manual
3.7
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2023-01-31 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 2/3/2023 EN Revision Text: AUTOMA...
2022-08-02 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF POWER TO START-UP TRAN...
2021-04-21 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 5/21/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2016-11-26 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP WITH AUTOMATIC AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTE...
2016-11-07 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO STEAM GENERATOR REDUCED FEEDFLOW ...
2016-09-30 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO INADVERTENT CLOSURE OF MAIN ST...
2013-06-10 Auto UNIT 1 AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO THE LOSS OF A START-UP ...

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: 48.3 Yrs
Build Time: 5.3 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 11.2 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 90.6%
Efficiency: 31.5%
Generated: 189.0 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 523 Days
Refuelings: 18

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Southern Nuclear
Architect Engineer: SSI
Constructor: DANI

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 3LP
Thermal Power: 2775 MWt
Net Capacity: 874 MWe
Efficiency: 31.5%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000348
License #: NPF-2
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1972-08-16
Operating Lic: 1977-06-25
Commercial Op: 1977-12-01
License Renewed: 2005-05-12
License Exp: 2037-06-25

Facility Map

31.2238, -85.1138

Location & Contact

Address:
7388 North State Highway 95
Ashford, AL 36312, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (334) 899-5108

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 6 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.
521
Best Run (days)
2009-05-08 → 2010-10-11
508
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2024-05-11 2025-09-29 506 days
2019-10-25 2021-03-22 514 days
2015-06-01 2016-10-02 489 days
2013-10-28 2015-03-30 518 days
2009-05-08 2010-10-11 521 days
2000-05-26 2001-10-06 498 days