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SALEM-2
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
1158
MW
e
1115
MW
e
1200
MW
e
3459
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
25 Sep, 1968
08 Aug, 1980
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
03 Jun, 1981
13 Oct, 1981
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
309.31 TW.h
77.3 %
76.7 %
22.7 %
74.3 %
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
1981
3009.570
1105
3253
94.6
96.3
96.3
76.9
76.9
1982
7941.700
1106
8517
97.2
97.5
97.3
82.0
81.1
1983
775.200
1106
1078
12.3
12.6
59.2
8.0
48.1
1984
3225.700
1106
3192
36.3
36.4
52.1
33.2
43.5
1985
5033.760
1106
4923
56.2
56.2
53.1
52.0
45.5
1986
5317.720
1106
5388
61.5
61.6
54.7
54.9
47.3
1987
6176.550
1106
6338
72.4
72.4
57.5
63.8
49.9
1988
5982.170
1106
5838
66.5
66.5
58.8
61.6
51.6
1989
7824.600
1106
7419
84.7
84.7
61.9
80.8
55.1
1990
5446.100
1106
5163
58.9
72.2
63.0
56.2
55.2
1991
7662.340
1106
7188
82.0
82.0
64.9
79.1
57.6
1992
4744.640
1106
4657
53.0
53.0
63.8
48.8
56.8
1993
5575.500
1106
5328
60.8
60.9
63.6
57.6
56.8
1994
5606.780
1106
6076
69.4
69.4
64.0
57.9
56.9
1995
2071.740
1106
2261
25.8
25.8
61.4
21.4
54.4
1996
0.000
1106
0
0.0
0.0
57.3
0.0
50.8
1997
2564.280
1106
2834
32.4
32.4
55.8
26.5
49.3
1998
7797.250
1106
7287
83.2
83.2
57.4
80.5
51.1
1999
7949.390
1106
7431
84.8
84.8
58.9
82.0
52.8
2000
8381.720
1106
7819
89.0
89.0
60.4
86.3
54.6
2001
9517.600
1092
8736
99.7
99.7
62.4
100.0
56.8
2002
8367.430
1092
7620
87.0
86.8
63.5
87.5
58.2
2003
8095.610
1116
7355
84.0
83.7
64.4
84.5
59.4
2004
8799.760
1116
7945
90.4
90.3
65.5
89.8
60.7
2005
8886.030
1129
7897
90.1
90.2
66.6
89.8
61.9
2006
9147.380
1130
8220
93.8
93.9
67.7
92.4
63.2
2007
9669.390
1130
8506
97.1
97.1
68.8
97.7
64.5
2008
8222.000
1156
7285
82.9
82.8
69.4
81.6
65.2
2009
9427.500
1158
8069
92.1
92.2
70.2
92.9
66.2
2010
9954.770
1158
8620
98.4
98.4
71.2
98.1
67.3
2011
9162.790
1158
7863
89.8
89.8
71.8
90.3
68.1
2012
8758.570
1158
7813
89.0
89.2
72.4
86.1
68.7
2013
10262.830
1158
8760
100.0
100.0
73.3
101.2
69.8
2014
7490.460
1158
6488
74.1
74.1
73.3
73.8
69.9
2015
8892.070
1158
7710
88.0
88.0
73.8
87.7
70.4
2016
8773.170
1158
7661
87.2
87.2
74.2
86.2
70.9
2017
8774.680
1158
7617
87.0
87.0
74.5
86.5
71.3
2018
8761.520
1158
7844
89.5
89.8
75.0
86.4
71.8
2019
9999.010
1158
8649
98.7
98.8
75.6
98.6
72.5
2020
9003.390
1158
7941
90.4
90.4
76.0
88.5
72.9
2021
8454.840
1158
7764
88.6
88.6
76.3
83.4
73.2
2022
10142.840
1158
8720
99.5
99.6
76.9
100.0
73.8
2023
9296.430
1158
8103
92.5
92.7
77.3
91.6
74.3
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-10-03
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