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Turkey Point 4 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 82 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
98.3%
365-Day Avg
#33
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 8 days <80%

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
5
Automatic
1
Manual
9
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-06-20 Auto UNUSUAL EVENT - UNIT 4 CONTAINMENT ISOLATION FAILURE DUE TO ...
2020-07-04 Auto REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP "Reactor trip caused by tur...
2017-09-09 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP ON LOWERING STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL ...
2015-05-11 Auto REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN GENERATOR DIFFERENTIAL TRIP "This i...
2014-05-24 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP ON LOSS OF CONDEN...
2013-04-18 Auto UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER GREATER THAN 15 M...

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: 52.6 Yrs
Build Time: 6.4 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 27 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 89.5%
Efficiency: 32.6%
Generated: 184.0 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 555 Days
Refuelings: 18

Ownership & Construction

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

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 3LP
Thermal Power: 2644 MWt
Net Capacity: 861 MWe
Efficiency: 32.6%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000251
License #: DPR-41
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1967-04-27
Operating Lic: 1973-04-10
Commercial Op: 1973-09-07
License Renewed: 2002-06-06
License Exp: 2053-04-10

Facility Map

25.4345, -80.3317

Location & Contact

Address:
9760 SW 344th Street
Florida City, FL 33035, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (305) 246-1300

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.
546
Best Run (days)
2002-04-08 → 2003-10-06
499
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2023-11-13 2025-03-01 474 days
2020-11-18 2022-03-12 479 days
2017-11-01 2019-03-11 495 days
2002-04-08 2003-10-06 546 days