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FitzPatrick - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Fitzpatrick 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
99.7%
365-Day Avg
#17
of 94 plants
Min: 72% Max: 100% 3 days <80%

Scram History 7 events since 2011

7
Total
5
Automatic
2
Manual
10.4
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2024-09-22 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO GENERATOR TRIP The following ...
2022-09-25 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 10/5/2022 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2020-01-30 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO MAIN TURBINE TRIP "At 0555 [E...
2016-06-23 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO REACTOR RECIRCULATION PUMPS DEGR...
2016-01-22 Manual MANUAL SCRAM DUE TO LOWERING INTAKE LEVEL "At 2241 [EST] on ...
2012-11-10 Auto REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO TURBINE TRIP FOLLOWED BY UNUSUAL EVENT ...
2012-11-03 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM FROM FULL POWER FOLLOWING TURBINE TR...

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: 50.7 Yrs
Build Time: 5.2 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 8.5 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 91.9%
Efficiency: 33.4%
Generated: 186.0 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 831 Days
Refuelings: 13

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Constellation Energy
Architect Engineer: S&W
Constructor: S&W

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 1
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 2536 MWt
Net Capacity: 848 MWe
Efficiency: 33.4%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000333
License #: DPR-59
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1970-05-20
Operating Lic: 1974-10-17
Commercial Op: 1975-07-28
License Renewed: 2008-09-08
License Exp: 2034-10-17

Facility Map

43.5219, -76.3968

Location & Contact

Address:
268 East Lake Road
Lycoming, NY 13093, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (315) 342-3840

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.
555
Active Streak (days)
Since 2024-09-25
720
Best Run (days)
2020-10-06 → 2022-09-26
675
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2024-09-25 Active 555 days
2022-10-18 2024-09-04 687 days
2020-10-06 2022-09-26 720 days
2017-02-25 2018-09-11 563 days
2010-10-18 2012-09-17 700 days
2008-10-10 2010-09-13 703 days