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Salem 1 - Plant Information & Status

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

Ratings 13 votes

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Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
86.1%
365-Day Avg
#43
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 54 days <80%

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

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: 48.8 Yrs
Build Time: 8.8 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 10.4 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 88.7%
Efficiency: 33.3%
Generated: 244.1 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 547 Days
Refuelings: 18

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

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 4 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.
516
Best Run (days)
2017-11-13 → 2019-04-13
501
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2022-05-19 2023-10-08 507 days
2020-12-19 2022-04-09 476 days
2017-11-13 2019-04-13 516 days
2008-11-14 2010-04-04 506 days