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SALEM-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH 4LP (DRYAMB)
PSEG Power, Inc.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1169
MW
e
1090
MW
e
1254
MW
e
3459
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
25 Sep, 1968
11 Dec, 1976
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
25 Dec, 1976
30 Jun, 1977
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
330.26 TW.h
74.4 %
74.3 %
25.6 %
72.0 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1976
3.200
1090
0
1977
3398.200
1079
2432
54.5
42.8
42.8
42.8
42.8
1978
4537.000
1079
4862
55.5
48.0
46.2
48.0
46.2
1979
2084.300
1079
2231
25.5
22.0
36.6
22.0
36.6
1980
5689.800
1079
6075
69.2
69.5
46.0
60.0
43.3
1981
6191.300
1079
6839
78.1
78.5
53.2
65.5
48.2
1982
4107.400
1079
4192
47.8
47.0
52.1
43.5
47.4
1983
5408.800
1079
5127
58.5
57.6
52.9
57.2
48.9
1984
2160.150
1079
2378
27.1
27.1
49.5
22.8
45.4
1985
9007.510
1079
8345
95.3
95.2
54.8
95.3
51.2
1986
7084.010
1106
6921
79.0
78.6
57.3
74.6
53.7
1987
6216.610
1106
6362
72.6
72.6
58.8
64.2
54.7
1988
7418.560
1106
6841
77.9
77.9
60.5
76.4
56.7
1989
6213.350
1106
6059
69.2
69.2
61.2
64.1
57.3
1990
5999.210
1106
5868
67.0
67.0
61.7
61.9
57.6
1991
6810.280
1106
6479
74.0
74.0
62.5
70.3
58.5
1992
5307.840
1106
5090
58.0
58.0
62.2
54.6
58.2
1993
5870.600
1106
5746
65.6
65.6
62.4
60.6
58.4
1994
5779.310
1106
5865
67.0
67.0
62.7
59.6
58.5
1995
2554.430
1106
2632
30.0
30.1
60.9
26.4
56.7
1996
0.000
1106
0
0.0
0.0
57.8
0.0
53.8
1997
0.000
1106
0
0.0
0.0
54.9
0.0
51.1
1998
6475.620
1106
6199
70.8
70.8
55.6
66.8
51.8
1999
8009.170
1106
7663
87.5
87.5
57.1
82.7
53.2
2000
8952.640
1106
8328
94.8
94.8
58.7
92.2
54.9
2001
7709.420
1096
7116
81.2
80.9
59.6
80.8
56.0
2002
8620.570
1096
7855
89.7
89.5
60.8
89.8
57.3
2003
9096.680
1096
8401
95.9
95.8
62.1
94.8
58.7
2004
7452.710
1159
6766
77.0
77.6
62.7
75.2
59.3
2005
9440.580
1111
8105
92.5
92.5
63.7
97.0
60.7
2006
10228.090
1174
8725
99.6
99.6
65.0
99.4
62.1
2007
9158.510
1174
8013
91.5
91.5
66.0
89.0
63.0
2008
9333.790
1174
8053
91.7
91.7
66.8
90.5
63.9
2009
10221.760
1174
8735
99.7
99.7
67.9
99.4
65.1
2010
8776.600
1174
7653
87.4
87.4
68.5
85.3
65.7
2011
8835.770
1174
7847
89.6
89.6
69.2
85.9
66.4
2012
9896.780
1168
8472
96.4
96.5
70.0
96.5
67.2
2013
9124.160
1168
7692
87.8
87.8
70.5
89.2
67.9
2014
8891.480
1168
7657
87.4
87.4
71.0
86.9
68.4
2015
9778.020
1169
8593
98.1
98.1
71.7
95.5
69.1
2016
7002.310
1169
6214
70.7
70.7
71.7
68.2
69.1
2017
9275.700
1169
7964
90.9
90.9
72.2
90.6
69.7
2018
10204.370
1169
8760
100.0
100.0
72.9
99.6
70.4
2019
7990.300
1169
7153
81.7
81.7
73.1
78.0
70.6
2020
7142.170
1169
6225
70.9
70.9
73.0
69.6
70.6
2021
10176.690
1169
8760
100.0
100.0
73.7
99.4
71.3
2022
9112.710
1169
7806
89.1
89.1
74.0
89.0
71.7
2023
9112.430
1169
7909
90.3
90.7
74.4
89.0
72.0
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-02-15
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