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🇺🇸 Salem

Name: Salem
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈2,205 MW

Units2

First Online1977

Construction Start1968

Reactor power (NRC)100% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates39.463, -75.534

Salem is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 2 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 2,205 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 2 of 2 reactors at this site were generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1977. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Salem

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Salem-1	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (DRYAMB)	1,090 MW	Construction 1968 · Grid 1977
Salem-2	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (DRYAMB)	1,115 MW	Construction 1968 · Grid 1981

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