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Salem 1 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Salem facility.

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
86%
365-Day Avg
#46
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 54 days <80%

Ratings

Salem
Above Average
Average
Below Average

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 48.8 Yrs
Build Time: 8.8 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 10.4 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 88.7%
Efficiency: 33.3%
Generated: 244.0 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 547 Days
Refuelings: 18

Scram History 9 events since 2011

9
Total
4
Automatic
5
Manual
2
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2020-03-24 Manual MANUAL TRIP DUE TO FAILURE OF A ROD CONTROL MOTOR GENERATOR ...
2014-10-18 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP RESULTING IN AUX FEEDWATER ACTUATION "Th...
2014-05-06 Auto AUTOMATIC TRIP DUE TO GENERATOR PROTECTION RELAY "This 4 and...
2014-04-12 Auto REACTOR TRIP DUE TO ACTUATION OF MAIN GENERATOR PROTECTION R...
2014-04-07 Manual UNIT 1 MANUALLY TRIPPED FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF AN OPERATING S...
2012-12-20 Auto UNIT 1 AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON TURBINE TRIP "Salem Unit 1 ...
2012-10-29 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP FROM 100% POWER "This report if being ma...
2012-04-29 Auto UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO A POTENTIAL FIRE IN CONTAINMENT "Perfor...
+1 more events

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: PSEG Nuclear
Architect Engineer: PUBS
Constructor: UE&C

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP
Thermal Power: 3459 MWt
Net Capacity: 1153 MWe
Efficiency: 33.3%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000272
License #: DPR-70
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1968-09-25
Operating Lic: 1976-12-01
Commercial Op: 1977-06-30
License Renewed: 2011-06-30
License Exp: 2036-08-13

Facility Map

39.4694, -75.5383

Location & Contact

Address:
1 Lower Alloway Creek Neck Road
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (609) 935-6000