Down and Low NRC Reactor Status 6 March 2013

104	100%	total
4	3%	newdown
17	16%	newlow
6	5%	newtop
16	15%	down
32	30%	low
72	69%	top

Since the last time I reported on NRC nuclear reactor statuses, 23 February 2013, six are back up, four are newly down (total of sixteen down), seventeen are newly running low (thirty two low). That's 30% below 100% power, and only 69% (72 out of 104) running at full power. And that's not counting Vogtle 3 and 4, which Georgia Power customers are paying for while never getting any power from them. This still doesn't look like the 24/7 nuclear power we were promised, and it's not too cheap to meter, either. Meanwhile, solar is already at grid parity without subsidies in India and Italy and will be soon in the rest of the world.

Newly down since 23 Feb 2013 on 6 March 2013

Newly down since 23 Feb 2013 on 6 March 2013: FitzPatrick, Indian Point 3, Brunswick 2, Monticello.

Newly low since 23 Feb 2013 on 6 March 2013

Newly low since 23 Feb 2013 on 6 March 2013: FitzPatrick, Indian Point 3, Limerick 2, Oyster Creek, Pilgrim 1, Vermont Yankee, Browns Ferry 2, Brunswick 2, Harris 1, McGuire 1, Vogtle 2, Clinton, La Salle 2, Monticello, Perry 1, Quad Cities 1, Arkansas Nuclear 1.

Down on 6 March 2013

Down on 6 March 2013: Calvert Cliffs 2, FitzPatrick, Indian Point 3, Brunswick 2, Crystal River 3, Hatch 2, Turkey Point 3, Turkey Point 4, Monticello, Diablo Canyon 2, Fort Calhoun, River Bend 1, San Onofre 2, San Onofre 3, South Texas 2, Wolf Creek 1.

Low on 6 March 2013

Low on 6 March 2013: Calvert Cliffs 2, FitzPatrick, Indian Point 3, Limerick 2, Oyster Creek, Pilgrim 1, Susquehanna 1, Susquehanna 2, Vermont Yankee, Browns Ferry 2, Brunswick 2, Crystal River 3, Harris 1, Hatch 2, McGuire 1, Turkey Point 3, Turkey Point 4, Vogtle 2, Clinton, Fermi 2, La Salle 2, Monticello, Perry 1, Quad Cities 1, Arkansas Nuclear 1, Diablo Canyon 2, Fort Calhoun, River Bend 1, San Onofre 2, San Onofre 3, South Texas 2, Wolf Creek 1,

Newly up 6 March 2013

To be fair, six reactors have come back up to 100%.

Newly 100% on 6 March 2013: Beaver Valley 1, Browns Ferry 3, Hatch 1, Sequoyah 2, Duane Arnold, Palo Verde 2.

-jsq