Total U.S. nuclear plant availability was higher early May 14, moving up to 89.76%, from 85.89% on May 11 and well above the 77.55% reported on the same day last year.
Working to lift total output across the country was the return of a wave of reactors to near or full power.
Duke Energy Corp.'s Shearon Harris plant in North Carolina saw production increase from 30% on May 11 to 100% as of early May 14. Also, Duke's Catawba 2 reactor in South Carolina was operating at 100% early May 14, increasing from 65% on May 11.
The Susquehanna 2 reactor in Pennsylvania, which is owned by Riverstone Holdings LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc., returned to 100% as of May 14, up from 85% on May 11.
Exelon Corp.'s Byron 1 unit in Illinois also ramped to 100% as of early May 14, up from 88% on May 11. Also, the company's Quad Cities 1 reactor was pegged at 100% as of early May 14, up from 87% on May 11.
FirstEnergy Corp.'s recently restarted Beaver Valley 1 in Pennsylvania was pegged at 100% early May 14, up from 55% on May 11.
American Electric Power Co. Inc.'s Donald C. Cook 2 plant in Michigan reached 77% as of May 14, increasing from 12% on May 11.
Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry 2 in Alabama was eyed at 60% as of early May 14, up from 23% on May 11 after being taken offline May 7 for undisclosed reasons. Also, the authority's Watts Bar 2 in Tennessee was eyed at 100% as of May 14, rising from 58% on May 11.
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.'s Hope Creek 1 in New Jersey was seen at 66% as of early May 14, up from 6% on May 11 after being shut on April 13 for a refueling outage.
On the flip side, Exelon's FitzPatrick reactor in New York was at a reduced rate of 40% early May 14, down from 100% on May 11.
For details of U.S. nuclear power plant operations, visit our Nuclear Availability and Status and Outage pages.
