Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
E895293
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Illinois that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braidwood-1 | 0 |
| Braidwood-2 | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial power plant
ⓘ
nuclear power plant ⓘ nuclear reactor unit ⓘ nuclear reactor unit ⓘ |
| commercialOperationDate |
1988
ⓘ
1988 ⓘ |
| connectsToGridOf | PJM Interconnection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| coolingSource |
Kankakee River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
artificial cooling lake ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designLife_years | 40 ⓘ |
| distanceFromChicago_km | about 80 GENERATED ⓘ |
| fuelCycle | once-through fuel cycle ⓘ |
| fuelType | low-enriched uranium ⓘ |
| generationType | baseload power ⓘ |
| gridConnectionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| gridStatus | operational ⓘ |
| hasContainmentType | reinforced concrete containment ⓘ |
| hasCoolingTowers | yes ⓘ |
| hasReactorVendor | Westinghouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Will County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| near | Braidwood, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| netElectricalCapacity_MWe |
about 1160
ⓘ
about 1170 ⓘ about 2330 ⓘ |
| NRCPlantCode | Braidwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRCRegion | Region III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfReactors | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Exelon Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Exelon Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | uranium dioxide ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| reactorModel | Westinghouse 4-loop PWR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier | Westinghouse Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType |
pressurized water reactor
ⓘ
pressurized water reactor ⓘ pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| reactorUnit |
Braidwood-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Braidwood-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
containment spray system
ⓘ
diesel backup generators ⓘ emergency core cooling system ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| thermalCapacity_MWt_perUnit | about 3465 ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | pressurized water reactor technology ⓘ |
| wasteStorage |
on-site dry cask storage
ⓘ
on-site spent fuel pool ⓘ |
| wasteType | spent nuclear fuel ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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