Dresden nuclear power plant

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Dresden nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Grundy County, Illinois, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Dresden nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1960[1] 1978[1] 207 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] unknown Exelon Generation CO LLC[1]
2 Operating[2] 1970[2] 950 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-3 (Mark 1)[2] Exelon [100%][2] Exelon Generation CO LLC[2]
3 Operating[3] 1971[3] 935 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-3 (Mark 1)[3] Exelon [100%][3] Exelon Generation CO LLC[3]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Dresden nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 May 1, 1956[1] October 15, 1959[1] April 15, 1960[1] July 4, 1960[1] October 31, 1978[1]
2 January 10, 1966[2] January 7, 1970[2] April 13, 1970[2] June 9, 1970[2]
3 October 14, 1966[3] January 12, 1971[3] July 22, 1971[3] November 16, 1971[3]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Dresden nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 197 MW[1] 192 MW[1] 700 MWt[1]
2 894 MW[2] 794 MW[2] 2957 MWt[2]
3 879 MW[3] 794 MW[3] 2957 MWt[3]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Dresden nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Grundy County, Illinois, United States[4] 41.3901, -88.2701 (exact)
2 Grundy County, Illinois, United States[4] 41.3901, -88.2701 (exact)
3 Grundy County, Illinois, United States[4] 41.3901, -88.2701 (exact)

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References

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  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)