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Palo Verde 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Current Reactor Status

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Current power output from NRC daily reactor status reports. Shows the most recent power level as a percentage of rated capacity, along with a 14-day power history.

Ratings 78 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)

0%
Current
95.8%
365-Day Avg
#11
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 15 days <80%

Scram History 8 events since 2011

8
Total
7
Automatic
1
Manual
1
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2026-03-18 Manual UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED FOR RCS LEAKAGE FOR GREATER THAN 15 M...
2023-06-01 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2021-05-18 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 8/2/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOMA...
2021-02-25 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 3/1/2021 EN Revision Text: REACTO...
2020-03-02 Auto REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL "At 2050 MST o...
2019-08-15 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP "At 0821 MST, on ...
2018-05-22 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOW DEPARTURE FROM NUCLEATE BOILIN...
2013-12-01 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF THE 1A REACTOR ...

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: 39.5 Yrs
Build Time: 10.3 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 20 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 89.2%
Efficiency: 32.9%
Generated: 279.9 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 552 Days
Refuelings: 19

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Arizona Public Service
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: COMB CE80
Thermal Power: 3990 MWt
Net Capacity: 1314 MWe
Efficiency: 32.9%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000529
License #: NPF-51
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1976-05-25
Operating Lic: 1986-04-24
Commercial Op: 1986-09-19
License Renewed: 2011-04-21
License Exp: 2046-04-24

Facility Map

33.3878, -112.864

Location & Contact

Address:
5801 Wintersburg Road
Tonopaw, AZ 85354, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (623) 393-5000

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 5 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.
517
Best Run (days)
2011-05-08 → 2012-10-06
498
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2024-11-13 2026-03-20 492 days
2023-06-05 2024-10-05 488 days
2015-11-16 2017-04-08 509 days
2011-05-08 2012-10-06 517 days
2009-12-04 2011-04-02 484 days