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About Seabrook Station

Quick facts

  • Located on a 900-acre site in the towns of Seabrook, Hampton and Hampton Falls in New Hampshire, about 40 miles north of Boston
  • Began operation in 1990
  • NextEra Energy Resources' share of the plant (88.2 percent) will generate about 1,094 million watts of electricity – enough power to supply the daily needs of more than 900,000 homes
  • A safe, reliable and low-cost producer of electricity


Seabrook Station

Plant milestones

Activity Date
 Construction permit   July 1976
 Full-power operating license  March 1990
 Commercial operations  August 1990
 FPL Energy acquires 88.2
  percent of Seabrook Station		  November 2002
  

Come visit us

Seabrook Station opened a visitors' center called the Science & Nature Center in 1978. More than 500,000 visitors have toured the center, which offers more than 30 interactive, educational exhibits – most of which are hands-on – that focus on nuclear energy and the thriving ecosystem that surrounds the plant.

The facility hosts an average of 2,000 to 3,000 students annually on field trips by appointment, providing guided tours and free, hands-on science programs. In addition, family groups are welcome to visit.

The Owascoag Nature Trail at the Science & Nature Center is a nearly one-mile boardwalk providing an opportunity for public viewing of marsh and woodland habitats.

For more information on these activities, please call:

  • 1-800-338-7482 toll free or
  • 603-773-7219.

Environmental stewardship

In 2002, Seabrook Station received ISO 14001 certification, which is an internationally recognized environmental management standard. ISO 14001 defines several key requirements with which companies should comply in order to operate in an environmentally responsible manner, and Seabrook demonstrated its full compliance to receive this certification.

Being located on marshlands adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, Seabrook Station has also played a key role as an environmental steward. For the last five years the plant has supported the New Hampshire Estuary Project, an organization working to improve the water quality in the Hampton/Seabrook Estuary.

Seabrook Station's marsh and wooded areas are home to a wide variety of birds and other animals, many of which can be observed on the nature trail that winds through a portion of the site. The plant has also constructed an osprey nest in its marsh.

Emergency preparedness

Seabrook provides safe, clean and reliable energy while ensuring comprehensive emergency preparedness. No matter how safe and environmentally responsible our operations are, it makes sense to have a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan in the unlikely event of an emergency. Information on these plans is mailed each year to those living in communities within 10 miles of the plant. In coordination with local, state and federal officials, an emergency preparedness plan has been developed for Seabrook and tested through cooperative drills. These activities are:

If you live within the 10-mile radius of Seabrook and have a question or would like information explaining emergency preparedness, please call:

  • New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management, 603-271-2231
  • Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, 978-328-1500

Seabrook fact sheet

Download our fact sheet (272k PDF*)

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Contact us

If you want more information or have questions about Seabrook Station, please contact:

David Barr
Senior Communications Advisor
Seabrook Station
P.O. Box 300
Seabrook, NH 03874
800-338-7482 or 603-773-7219