| Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station | |
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 Hope Creek NPP, image courtesy of the NRC
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| Country |  United States |
| Location | Lower Alloways Creek |
| Coordinates | 39°28′04″N 75°32′17″W / 39.46778°N 75.53806°WCoordinates: 39°28′04″N 75°32′17″W / 39.46778°N 75.53806°W |
| Operator | PSEG |
| Built | 1974–1986 |
| Start of commercial operation | December 20, 1986 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Reactor type | BWR-4 |
| Reactors active | 1 |
| Power | |
| Capacity | 1,059 MW |
| Total power generation in 2007 | 8,104 GW·h |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | 7,528 GW·h |
| Status | Operating |
| Generators | 1 GE 25kV |
| Other details | |
| Architect | Bechtel |
| Constructors | Bechtel |
| License expires | April 11, 2026 |
| NRC region | Region 1 |
| Website Hope Creek |
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Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a thermal nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey on the same site as the two unit Salem Nuclear Power Plant. The plant is owned and operated by PSEG Nuclear LLC. It has one unit (one reactor), a boiling water reactor (BWR) manufactured by Bechtel.[1] It has a generating capacity of 1,120 MWe. The plant came online on July 25, 1986, and its license to operate expires April 11, 2026. PSEG has applied for a 20-year license renewal.[2]
Hope Creek is one of four nuclear power units in New Jersey. The others are the two at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant, and the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. As of January 1, 2005, New Jersey ranked 10th among the 31 states with nuclear capacity for total MWe generated. In 2003, nuclear electricity generated over one half of the electricity in the State.[3]
References
- ^ The Hope Creek Generating Station, PSE&G. Accessed September 15, 2007.
- ^ "PSEG seeks licence renewals for two plants". World Nuclear News. 19 August 2009. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-PSEG_seeks_licence_renewals_for_two_plants-1908094.html. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "New Jersey Nuclear Industry". United States Department of Energy. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/states/statesnj.html. Retrieved 2008-08-23. "The leading source of electricity in 2004 in the State was nuclear power. In 2004, National nuclear generation reached record levels. In New Jersey, the nuclear industry's share of electric output dropped by 4 percent as coal and gas modestly increased their share."
External links
Media related to Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station at Wikimedia Commons- DoE page
 The entire PSE&G nuclear complex as seen from Augustine Beach, Delaware |
 The Hope Creek portion of the complex |
 View of Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant from the Delaware Memorial Bridge |
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