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Vogtle 2 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 37 votes

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Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
100%
365-Day Avg
#5
of 94 plants
Min: 97% Max: 100% 0 days <80%

Scram History 10 events since 2011

10
Total
6
Automatic
4
Manual
8.9
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2020-11-11 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP "At 1732 EST on N...
2019-07-18 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE FAI...
2019-03-29 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MSIV FAILING CLOSED "At 2130 [EDT...
2016-05-24 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOWERING STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEV...
2015-03-13 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON SYSTEM INJECTION ACTUATION SIGNAL ...
2014-10-11 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DURING REACTOR STARTUP "VEGP [Vogtle Ele...
2014-04-07 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL "VEG...
2013-10-21 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO DECREASING CONDENSER VACUUM "At 1...
+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: 36.9 Yrs
Build Time: 14.9 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 22.8 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 92.3%
Efficiency: 31.8%
Generated: 253.8 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 570 Days
Refuelings: 18

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: 1152 MWe
Efficiency: 31.8%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000425
License #: NPF-81
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-06-28
Operating Lic: 1989-03-31
Commercial Op: 1989-05-20
License Renewed: 2009-06-03
License Exp: 2049-02-09

Facility Map

33.1418, -81.7621

Location & Contact

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

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 7 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)
2010-04-08 → 2011-09-19
506
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2022-04-06 2023-09-10 522 days
2020-11-20 2022-03-06 471 days
2017-10-04 2019-03-11 523 days
2016-05-27 2017-09-18 479 days
2010-04-08 2011-09-19 529 days
2007-05-04 2008-09-15 500 days
2001-05-05 2002-10-06 519 days