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Susquehanna 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 63 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
80%
365-Day Avg
#86
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 78 days <80%

Scram History 10 events since 2011

10
Total
6
Automatic
4
Manual
10.4
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-10-27 Auto RPS ACTUATION AND OFFSITE NOTIFICATION The following is a su...
2021-10-10 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 11/10/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTO...
2020-02-13 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO RISING CONDENSER BACKPRESSURE "A...
2016-05-12 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE AFTER LOSS OF AN ESSENTIAL MOTOR CO...
2015-04-09 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM CAUSED BY MAIN TURBINE TRIP DUE TO D...
2013-09-13 Manual MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO FEEDWATER TRANSIENT DURING SHUTD...
2012-12-18 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO LOW REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL L...
2012-12-15 Auto REACTOR SCRAM FROM 98% POWER DURING TURBINE CONTROL VALVE TE...
+2 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: 41.1 Yrs
Build Time: 11.3 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 18 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 89.3%
Efficiency: 31.6%
Generated: 266.0 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 727 Days
Refuelings: 14

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Talen Energy
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 2
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 3952 MWt
Net Capacity: 1247 MWe
Efficiency: 31.6%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000388
License #: NPF-22
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1973-11-03
Operating Lic: 1984-03-23
Commercial Op: 1985-02-12
License Renewed: 2009-11-24
License Exp: 2044-03-23

Facility Map

41.0918, -76.1477

Location & Contact

Address:
634 Salem Boulevard
Berwick, PA 18603, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (717) 542-3300

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.
722
Best Run (days)
2007-04-16 → 2009-04-07
667
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2023-04-25 2025-03-24 699 days
2017-04-10 2019-03-23 712 days
2007-04-16 2009-04-07 722 days
2003-04-22 2005-02-27 677 days
2001-04-24 2002-10-01 525 days