Exelon Braidwood Generating Station - Braidwood, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 41° 14.743 W 088° 14.073
16T E 396557 N 4566769
Nuclear power station located approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago.
Waymark Code: WM1A46
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member GeoBlank
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The Braidwood Generating station is the newest of Exelon's nuclear power plans. The station has two units which both went on-line in 1988. The station has a capacity of 2360 megawatts of power or enough power for nearly 2 million homes. Construction of the power plant started in 1976 and initial construction cost for the station was $5.2 billion.
Operational: Yes

Visitor Center: unknown

Year Built: 07/29/1988

Web Address: [Web Link]

Year Retired: Not listed
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