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Hope Creek 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 27 votes

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Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
83.6%
365-Day Avg
#84
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 61 days <80%

Scram History 7 events since 2011

7
Total
4
Automatic
3
Manual
5.1
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2026-02-22 Auto UNUSUAL EVENT - LOSS OF ALL OFFSITE POWER The following info...
2023-12-13 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provid...
2019-08-02 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND MANUAL ACTUATION OF REACTOR CORE ISO...
2015-09-27 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM FOLLOWING TRIP OF BOTH REACTOR RECIR...
2013-12-04 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM FOLLOWING TURBINE TRIP ON HIGH MOIST...
2013-11-30 Manual AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO MAIN TURBINE TRIP "While oper...
2013-06-11 Manual CIRCULATING WATER PUMP TRIP LEADS TO REACTOR SCRAM "This is ...

Performance Charts

Outage Duration Trend

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Scheduled refueling outage durations over time. Green bars are below average, yellow near average, red above. Dashed line shows the plant's historical average. Shorter outages mean better execution.

Power History (12-Month)

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Daily power output as a percentage of rated capacity over the past 365 days. Green segments indicate full power (90%+), yellow shows reduced output, and red indicates significant power reductions or shutdowns.

Outage Timeline

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Visual timeline of all recorded outages. Blue bars are scheduled refueling outages, red bars are forced/unplanned outages. Width represents outage duration. Hover for details.

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 39.3 Yrs
Build Time: 12.1 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 20 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 88.6%
Efficiency: 30%
Generated: 248.0 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 532 Days
Refuelings: 18

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: PSEG Nuclear
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 1
NSS Supplier: GE 4
Thermal Power: 3902 MWt
Net Capacity: 1172 MWe
Efficiency: 30%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000354
License #: NPF-57
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1974-11-04
Operating Lic: 1986-07-25
Commercial Op: 1986-12-20
License Renewed: 2011-07-20
License Exp: 2046-04-11

Facility Map

39.4616, -75.5336

Location & Contact

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

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 3 runs

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Breaker-to-breaker runs measure continuous operation between refueling outages (470+ days). An active streak means the unit has been running continuously since the last refueling. Longer runs indicate better reliability.
517
Best Run (days)
2016-11-12 → 2018-04-13
511
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2024-05-15 2025-09-26 499 days
2019-11-22 2021-04-22 517 days
2016-11-12 2018-04-13 517 days