Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station

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Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boiling water reactor nuclear power plant
nuclear power plant
adjacentTo Salem Nuclear Power Plant
commercialOperationBegan December 20, 1986
connectedTo regional power grid
constructionBegan 1974
coolant light water
coolingSource Delaware River
coolingSystemType closed-cycle cooling with cooling tower
coordinates 39.462°N 75.538°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
firstGridConnection July 25, 1986
fuelType low-enriched uranium
generates electricity
gridConnection PJM Interconnection
hasContainmentType Mark I containment
hasCoolingTowers yes
hasCoolingTowerType natural draft cooling tower
hasOwnerShare 100% PSEG Nuclear LLC
hasReactorDesign BWR-4 (variant)
hasReactorVendor General Electric
hasUnitStatus operational
licensedBy U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
locatedIn Lower Alloways Creek Township
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Salem County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedOn Artificial Island
Delaware River
moderator light water
nearestCity Salem, New Jersey
netElectricalCapacity_MWe approximately 1,172
nrcDocketNumber 50-354
nrcLicenseNumber NPF-57
nrcReactorUnitNumber Unit 1
numberOfUnits 1
operator PSEG Power
surface form: PSEG Nuclear LLC
owner Public Service Enterprise Group
partOf Artificial Island nuclear complex
primaryFuel uranium dioxide
reactorGeneration Generation II
reactorSupplier General Electric
reactorType boiling water reactor
regulatoryRegion NRC Region I
safetyAuthority U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
servesRegion Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
thermalCapacity_MWt approximately 3,840
usesTechnology boiling water reactor technology

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Public Service Enterprise Group owns Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station