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Vogtle 1 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Vogtle 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 37 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)

20%
Current
88%
365-Day Avg
#41
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 45 days <80%

Scram History 11 events since 2011

11
Total
4
Automatic
7
Manual
2.6
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-05-27 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUXILIARY FEEDWATER ACTUATION The fo...
2023-08-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY FEE...
2022-05-02 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY FEE...
2018-10-03 Auto MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DURING LOW POWER PHYSICS TESTING"At 0544...
2018-07-02 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO HIGH STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL"...
2017-02-01 Manual UNIT 1 MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOOP 1 MSIV STARTING TO FA...
2014-07-26 Auto MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF MAIN FEED PUMP DURING TES...
2014-04-11 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE FAILIN...
+3 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: 38.8 Yrs
Build Time: 12.9 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 20.8 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 92.7%
Efficiency: 31.7%
Generated: 254.5 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 542 Days
Refuelings: 19

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Southern Nuclear
Architect Engineer: SBEC
Constructor: GPC

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP
Thermal Power: 3626 MWt
Net Capacity: 1150 MWe
Efficiency: 31.7%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000424
License #: NPF-68
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-06-28
Operating Lic: 1987-03-16
Commercial Op: 1987-06-01
License Renewed: 2009-06-03
License Exp: 2047-01-16

Facility Map

33.1418, -81.7621

Location & Contact

Address:
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830, USA
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Phone: (706) 724-1562

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.
529
Best Run (days)
2020-04-01 → 2021-09-12
516
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2020-04-01 2021-09-12 529 days
2018-10-07 2020-03-09 519 days
2012-10-18 2014-03-17 515 days
2008-04-24 2009-09-21 515 days
2006-10-31 2008-03-16 502 days