Areva announced a sizeable contract Wednesday to provide outage services at PSEG's Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants in New Jersey.
While the companies did not publish the value of the contract, its scope is large. According to an Areva release, the French company's American subsidiary will handle refueling, inspections and steam generator maintenance at the plants' three reactors. It was unclear how many refueling cycles the deal covers, with Areva reporting only that it is a "long-term" contract.
Hope Creek operates a single General Electric Type 4 boiling water reactor at the Artificial Island complex, while Salem operates two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. According to reports from nuclear workers on Roadtechs.com, Hope Creek will begin a refueling outage in mid-October. Salem will presumably begin refueling outages 18 months after its last maintenance shutdowns. Unit 1's last refueling was completed in May, and unit 2's was completed last November.