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Quad Cities 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 38 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
96.9%
365-Day Avg
#65
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 9 days <80%

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
3
Automatic
3
Manual
8.7
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2024-05-22 Auto AUTOMATIC SCRAM DUE TO TURBINE TRIP SIGNAL The following inf...
2023-08-10 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provid...
2022-11-03 Manual MANUAL SCRAM DUE TO RISING WATER LEVEL The following informa...
2022-07-03 Manual REACTOR MANUAL SCRAM DUE TO LOWERING REACTOR WATER LEVEL The...
2014-04-01 Manual ALERT DECLARED DUE TO FIRE IN UNIT 2 TURBINE BUILDING "Quad ...
2012-04-17 Auto UNIT TWO AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM ON HIGH REACTOR PRESSURE "O...

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: 53.1 Yrs
Build Time: 6.1 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 6.7 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 92.3%
Efficiency: 30.8%
Generated: 200.7 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 733 Days
Refuelings: 13

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Constellation Energy
Architect Engineer: S&L
Constructor: UE&C

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 1
NSS Supplier: GE 3
Thermal Power: 2957 MWt
Net Capacity: 911 MWe
Efficiency: 30.8%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000265
License #: DPR-30
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1967-02-15
Operating Lic: 1972-12-14
Commercial Op: 1973-03-10
License Renewed: 2004-10-28
License Exp: 2032-12-14

Facility Map

41.7255, -90.3089

Location & Contact

Address:
22710 206th Avenue North
Cordova, IL 61242, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (309) 227-2000

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 4 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.
721
Best Run (days)
2018-04-09 → 2020-03-30
671
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2020-04-16 2022-03-21 704 days
2018-04-09 2020-03-30 721 days
2014-05-08 2016-03-21 683 days
2010-08-21 2012-03-19 576 days