Fact Sheet
Seabrook
Site Vice President
Paul Freeman
Site Communications Manager
Sarah Gebo
P.O. Box 300, Lafayette Road
Seabrook, NH 03874
Corporate Media Line
(305) 552-3888
Safety Information General Information
Built in a low-risk seismic zone: Seabrook » Additional reactor cooling system powered Seabrook Station is located on 900
is located in one of the lowest hazard zones by steam generated by the plant itself acres on the seacoast of southern
for earthquakes according to the U.S. » Back-up batteries for critical safety systems New Hampshire. The plant is operated
Geological Survey (USGS). are stored on-site in a highly-responsible manner and is
» External cooling options (i.e. injection and dedicated to protecting the environment
Constructed to withstand earthquakes: fire pumps) are pre-staged onsite; can use while meeting the energy needs of New
The plant is designed to withstand the force ocean water for cooling England. Seabrook Station is one of
of the earthquake that hit the Japanese
plants, which is significantly higher than any Seven-day power supply: Safety and
only a few nuclear power plants in this
recorded earthquake in New England history. cooling systems can be powered for seven country that is ISO 14001 certified,
days without requiring any offsite power or recognizing the plant’s leadership and
Protected from flooding: The plant is additional fuel. excellence in environmental stewardship.
located two miles inland and elevated 20 feet
above sea level to protect against flooding Highly trained plant operators: For one full » Workforce
and extreme storm surges. week out of every six weeks, plant operators 1,100 during normal operations; 2,100
must prove their ability to safely operate the on-site during scheduled refueling
Designed with multiple safety systems: plant in a variety of worst-case scenarios outages.
Redundant safety systems include: that include earthquakes, severe storms, » Salaries
» Two diesel generators protected by a flooding, loss-of-power, and loss of reactor Approximately $100 million annually.
concrete and steel-reinforced building, core cooling.
» economic impact
and a separate Supplemental Emergency
$10 million annually.
Power System with two diesel engines
» Property taxes paid
System Information Approximately $20 million annually.
PrIMary SySteM » Construction Permit granted
June 1976
One Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactor
Reactor Type
with a net electrical output of 1,245 MWe » Commercial operation began
August 1990
Reactor Core 193 fuel assemblies
Reactor Vessel 44' high; 15' wide
Double-dome concrete and steel construction. For More Information:
Reactor Containment Building Outer dome 15" thick; inner dome 4.5' thick;
www.nei.org
outside height 180'; inside diameter 140’
www.nrc.gov
SeConDary SySteM
www.radiationanswers.org
Turbine/Generator General Electric www.epa.gov
Two 3-mile-long tunnels carry water to and www.NextEraEnergyResources.com
Cooling Tunnels
from the Atlantic Ocean www.seabrookstation.com