Hope Creek nuclear power plant

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Hope Creek nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Hope Creek nuclear power plant

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Cancellation year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1	Operating	1986	–	1240 MW	Boiling water reactor	BWR-4 (Mark 1)	PSEG Power Inc [100%]	PSEG Nuclear
2	Cancelled	–	1981	1067 MW	Boiling water reactor	unknown	Public Service Electric and Gas CO (PSE&G) [100%]	–

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Hope Creek nuclear power plant

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation
1	March 1, 1976	June 28, 1986	August 1, 1986	December 20, 1986

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Hope Creek nuclear power plant

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1	1172 MW	1067 MW	3840 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Hope Creek nuclear power plant

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States	39.4666, -75.5377 (exact)
2	Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States	39.4666, -75.5377 (exact)

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