U.S. Nuclear Plants
Hope
Creek
New Jersey
|
Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric Company
(U.S.) |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration
Date |
1,049 |
7,260,582 |
78.8% |
BWR |
July 25, 1986 |
April 11, 2026 |
BWR= Boiling Water
Reactor
Note: Hope
Creek's capacity was up rated from 1,031 net MWe.
Description: Hope Creek nuclear power plant occupies an artificial island in Lower
Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey. The island is three miles long and a mile
wide. Also occupying the site are the two units of the Salem Creek
plant.
Ownership: The operator and sole owner of the Hope Creek power plant is PSEG Nuclear LLC.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on New Jersey:
- News items: New Jersey debates harvesting wind for renewable energy
- Highlights
- Nuclear-provided Electricity Generation
- Competition in the State Electricity Market
- Environmental Trends: Emissions levels
- Various Links to related sites.
Sources: Capacity, for purposes of this report, is the net
summer capability as reported in Energy Information Administration (EIA) survey
form 860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Capacity Factor is a
calculation in which the maximum possible generation (based on net summer
capability) is divided into the actual generation than multiplied by 100 to get
a percentage. Generation is the electricity output reported by plant owners on
EIA survey form 906. Type of Unit: All U.S. commercial reactors currently in
operation are one of two types: BWR (boiling water reactor) or PWR (pressurized
light water reactor). The type is identified in EIA's Nuclear Power
Generation and Fuel Cycle Report. Both the On-line Date and the License
Expiration Date are reported annually in Information Digest by the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
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