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Hatch 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 39 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
97%
365-Day Avg
#69
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 15 days <80%

Scram History 5 events since 2011

5
Total
0
Automatic
5
Manual
5.4
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-09-12 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2023-10-31 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TRIP OF REACTOR FEED PUMP The fol...
2023-03-30 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF CONTAINMENT ...
2019-03-23 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO DEGRADING CONDENSER VACUUM "At 0...
2011-10-23 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO ERRATIC IRM INDICATIONS DURING S...

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: 46.6 Yrs
Build Time: 6.7 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 12.2 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 90.8%
Efficiency: 31.5%
Generated: 191.4 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 714 Days
Refuelings: 14

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Southern Nuclear
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: GPC

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 1
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 2804 MWt
Net Capacity: 883 MWe
Efficiency: 31.5%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000366
License #: NPF-5
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1972-12-27
Operating Lic: 1978-06-13
Commercial Op: 1979-09-05
License Renewed: 2002-01-15
License Exp: 2038-06-13

Facility Map

31.9344, -82.3435

Location & Contact

Address:
11036 Hatch Parkway North US Hwy1
Baxley, GA 31513, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (912) 367-7781

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 2 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.
522
Best Run (days)
2000-04-11 → 2001-09-15
514
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2013-09-22 2015-02-09 505 days
2000-04-11 2001-09-15 522 days