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River Bend 1 - Plant Information & Status

Detailed technical specifications, licensing info, and upcoming refueling outage schedules for the River Bend 1 nuclear power facility.

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River Bend 1 Lifecycle: Commissioned Reactor: ONLINE

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. · River Bend
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Contact Information

Address: 5485 U.S. Highway 61
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Phone: (225) 635-6094

Technical Specifications

Reactor Type: BWR ( BWR-MARK 3)
Net Output: 968 MWe
Thermal Power: 3091 MWt
Efficiency: 31.32%

Licensing & Regulatory Details

Docket #: 05000458
License #: NPF-47 ( OL-FP)
Construction Permit: 1977-03-25
Operating License: 1985-11-20
License Renewed: 2018-12-20
Commercial Ops: 1986-06-16
Expiration Date: 2045-08-29

Site History & Construction

NSS Supplier: GE 6
Constructor: S&W
Architect Engineer: S&W

Current Reactor Status (NRC Data)

100%
ONLINE
Report Date:
March 20, 2026
Lifecycle: Commissioned | Reactor: ONLINE
Recent Power History
Date Power Level Visual
Mar 20 100%
Mar 19 100%
Mar 18 100%
Mar 17 100%
Mar 16 100%
Mar 13 100%
Mar 12 100%
Mar 11 100%
Mar 10 100%
Mar 9 100%
Mar 6 100%
Mar 5 100%
Mar 4 100%
Mar 3 100%

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Op. Age: 39.8 Yrs
Build Time: 9.2 Yrs
Lic. Remain: 19.4 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 86.3%
Efficiency: 31.3%
Generated: 199.1 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 1,228 Days
Refuelings (Since '99): 14
Prediction Acc: 67%