Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station
Construction activities at the Joseph M. Farley Power Plant.
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Official nameJoseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationDothan, Alabama
Coordinates31°13′23″N 85°6′42″W / 31.22306°N 85.11167°W / 31.22306; -85.11167
StatusOperational
Construction beganOctober 1, 1970 (1970-10-01)
Commission dateUnit 1: December 1, 1977
Unit 2: July 30, 1981
Construction cost$4.115 billion (2007 USD)[1]
Owner(s)Alabama Power
Operator(s)Southern Nuclear
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Reactor supplierWestinghouse
Cooling towers6 × Mechanical Draft
Cooling sourceChattahoochee River
Thermal capacity2 × 2775 MWth
Power generation
Units operational1 × 874 MW
1 × 883 MW
Make and modelWH 3-loop (DRYAMB)
Nameplate capacity1757 MW
Capacity factor96.18% (2017)
85.50% (lifetime)
Annual net output14,982 GWh (2021)
External links
WebsitePlant Farley

The Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Plant is located near Dothan, Alabama, in the southern United States. The twin-unit nuclear power station sits on a largely wooded and agricultural 1,850-acre (750 ha) site along the Chattahoochee River, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Columbia, Alabama, in Houston County.

  1. ^ "EIA - State Nuclear Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.