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River Bend 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 48 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
93.8%
365-Day Avg
#71
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 26 days <80%

Scram History 21 events since 2011

21
Total
12
Automatic
9
Manual
11.3
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-10-08 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2025-04-07 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2023-12-12 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provid...
2023-11-16 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provided ...
2021-04-01 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 4/30/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2021-03-24 Manual EN Revision Imported Date: 4/20/2021 EN Revision Text: MANUA...
2020-08-20 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM "On August 21, 2020 at 0908 CDT, River ...
2019-05-30 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO HIGH REACTOR WATER LEVEL"At 2345...
+13 more events

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: 39.8 Yrs
Build Time: 9.2 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 19.4 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 86.3%
Efficiency: 31.3%
Generated: 199.5 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 1,228 Days
Refuelings: 14

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Entergy
Architect Engineer: S&W
Constructor: S&W

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 3
NSS Supplier: GE 6
Thermal Power: 3091 MWt
Net Capacity: 968 MWe
Efficiency: 31.3%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000458
License #: NPF-47
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1977-03-25
Operating Lic: 1985-11-20
Commercial Op: 1986-06-16
License Renewed: 2018-12-20
License Exp: 2045-08-29

Facility Map

30.7256, -91.3726

Location & Contact

Address:
5485 U.S. Highway 61
St. Francisville, LA 70775, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (225) 635-6094

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 1 run

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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.
674
Best Run (days)
2021-04-08 → 2023-02-11
674
Avg Run (days)