U.S. nuclear power plant outages
May 15 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW
Total out today EL-USOUTAGE-MW ........ 14,800 MW (15%)
Total out previous day .................. 16,109 MW (17%)
Total out year-ago ...................... 12,227 MW (13%)
5-year average out ...................... 14,046 MW (15%)
Percent change from year-ago ............ 21%
Percent change from 5-yr avg ............ 5.4%
CURRENT OUTAGES
UNIT | OPERATOR | MW | STATE | SHUT | RESTART |
NORTHEAST (NPCC) | |||||
Millstone 3 | Dominion | 1220 | CT | April 11 | May 16 |
PJM | |||||
Limerick 2 | Exelon | 1,122 | PA | April 28 | May 16 |
Monticello | Xcel | 617 | MN | April 21 | May 16 |
Salem 1 | PSEG | 1,153 | MJ | April 14 | May 16 |
Susquehanna 2 | PPL Corp | 1,247 | PA | March 24 | May 16 |
MIDCONTINENT | |||||
Callaway | Ameren | 1,190 | MO | March 31 | May 16 |
| |||||
SOUTHEAST (SERC) | |||||
Waterford 3 | Entergy | 1,165 | LA | April 28 | May 16 |
Sequoyah 2 | TVA | 964 | TN | July 31, 2024 | May 16 |
Farley 2 | Southern | 877 | AL | March 17 | May 16 |
Browns Ferry 2 | TVA | 1,259 | AL | May 13 | May 23 |
SPP | |||||
ERCOT | |||||
WEST (WECC) | |||||
Diablo Canyon 1 | PG&E | 1,122 | CA | April 14 | May 16 |
Columbia Generating Station | Energy NW | 1,163 | WA | April 14 | May 16 |
*: New outage on the list, or new information on outage listed
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