Salem Nuclear Power Plant
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The entire PSEG nuclear complex as seen from Augustine Beach, Delaware
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 Location of Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Salem County, New Jersey
Location of Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Salem County, New Jersey
Location of Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Salem County, New Jersey
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Lower Alloways Creek Township |
| Coordinates | 39°27′46″N 75°32′8″W / 39.46278°N 75.53556°WCoordinates: 39°27′46″N 75°32′8″W / 39.46278°N 75.53556°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: June 30, 1977 Unit 2: October 31, 1981 |
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Exelon (43%) PSEG (57%) |
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| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Delaware River |
| Cooling towers | no |
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| Units operational | 2 – GE 25kV |
| Nameplate capacity | Unit 1: 1,174 MW Unit 2: 1,130 MW |
| Annual output | Unit 1: 9,158 GWh Unit 2: 9,669 GWh |
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Website Salem – PSEG |
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The Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a two unit pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is owned by PSEG Nuclear LLC and Exelon Generation LLC.
Salem shares Artificial Island in the Delaware Bay with the Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant.
The reactors, both PWRs, were built by Westinghouse, and began commercial operation in 1977 (Unit 1) and 1981 (Unit 2). The two-unit plant has a capacity of 2,275 MWe. Unit 1 is licensed to operate until August 13, 2036 and Unit 2 is licensed to operate until April 18, 2040. In 2009, PSEG applied for 20-year license renewals for both units, which were approved by the NRC in 2011.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission defines two emergency planning zones around nuclear power plants: a plume exposure pathway zone with a radius of 10 miles (16 km), concerned primarily with exposure to, and inhalation of, airborne radioactive contamination, and an ingestion pathway zone of about 50 miles (80 km), concerned primarily with ingestion of food and liquid contaminated by radioactivity.
The 2010 U.S. population within 10 miles (16 km) of Salem was 52,091, an increase of 54.1 percent in a decade, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data for msnbc.com. The 2010 U.S. population within 50 miles (80 km) was 5,482,329, an increase of 7.6 percent since 2000. Cities within 50 miles include Philadelphia (43 miles to city center).
The New York Times has reported that, in the 1990s, the Salem reactors were shut down for two years because of maintenance problems. Consultants found several difficulties, including a leaky generator, unreliable controls on a reactor, and workers who feared that reporting problems would lead to retaliation. In 2004, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission took on additional oversight of the Salem plants and increased the monitoring of them.
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