{"id":397,"date":"2024-01-11T12:44:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T17:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/?page_id=397"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:09:53","slug":"bne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/bne\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>The BNE ensures the public is protected during normal operations and emergency events at New Jersey&#8217;s three operating and one decommissioning nuclear generating stations.\u00a0\u00a0The BNE&#8217;s three sections do this by monitoring radiation in the environment around the nuclear generating station sites, staying aware of current plant operations, and being prepared to respond to an emergency.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Nuclear Generating Stations&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/nuc-gen-stat\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;671&#8243;]New Jersey has two operating nuclear generating stations: \u00a0Salem (Units 1 &amp; 2) and Hope Creek.\u00a0 \u00a0New Jersey also has a permanently shutdown nuclear generating station that is presently in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov\/waste\/decommissioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decommissioning process<\/a>: \u00a0Oyster Creek.[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Engineering Oversight&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/engineering\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;630&#8243;]BNE staff perform engineering oversight and safety assessments through onsite observations and safety reviews of the nuclear generating stations in New Jersey.[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Environmental Surveillance &amp; Monitoring&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/esm\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;622&#8243;]<span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">The purpose of the ESMP is to monitor various environmental media for radioactivity that may be attributable to the operation of New Jersey\u2019s nuclear power plants.\u00a0<\/span>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Emergency Preparedness&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/neps\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;628&#8243;]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">NEPS is tasked to safeguard the residents of New Jersey by maintaining a state of constant preparedness for potential nuclear emergencies that may impact the state.<\/span>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The BNE ensures the public is protected during normal operations and emergency events at New Jersey&#8217;s three operating and one decommissioning nuclear generating stations.\u00a0\u00a0The BNE&#8217;s three sections do this by monitoring radiation in the environment around the nuclear generating station sites, staying aware of current plant operations, and being prepared to respond to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-397","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1133,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397\/revisions\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}