The Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Plant is located near Dothan, Alabama. The twin-unit nuclear power station sits on a 1,850-acre (7.4 km²) site in Houston County, which is largely wooded and agricultural.

The plant is named after the late Joseph McConnell Farley, an American attorney born in Birmingham, Alabama who became president of Alabama Power (owner of the facility) from 1969 to 1989 and was later CEO of Southern Nuclear Operating Company; both companies are subsidiaries of Southern Company.

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Plant has two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors.

  • Unit 1 900 MWe
  • Unit 2 920 MWe

Construction of the plant began in 1970. Unit 1 achieved commercial operation in December 1977. Unit 2 began commercial operation in July 1981. The total cost of the plant was about $1.57 billion. On May 12, 2005, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved license renewal applications for both reactors at the site. Unit 1's extended operating license is set to expire on June 25, 2037 and Unit 2's on March 31, 2041.

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Unit 1
Owner = Alabama Power Company (100 percent).
Operator (Licensee) = Southern Nuclear Operation Company.

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Unit 2
Owner = Alabama Power Company (100 percent).
Operator (Licensee) = Southern Nuclear Operation Company.

Unit 1 851 MWe Unit 2 860 MWe from website of USNRC

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station
Country United States
Locale Dothan, Alabama
Status Operational
Construction began 1970 –
Commission date Unit 1: Dec. 1, 1977
Unit 2: July 30, 1981
Licence expiration Unit 1: June 25, 2037
Unit 2: March 31, 2041
Construction cost ~$1.57 billion
Owner(s) Alabama Power
Operator(s) Southern Nuclear
Architect(s) Southern Services, Inc.

Reactor information
Reactors operational 1 x 851 MW
1 x 860 MW
Reactor type(s) pressurized water reactor
Reactor supplier(s) Westinghouse

Power generation information
Annual generation 13,098 GW·h
Net generation >200,000