Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
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Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Illinois that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10940033 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station Context triple: [Braidwood, Illinois, knownFor, Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station]
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A.
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is a large Canadian nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Ontario that has been a major source of electricity for the Greater Toronto Area.
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B.
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power generating facility in Georgia that supplies electricity to the regional grid as part of Southern Company's energy portfolio.
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C.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
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D.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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E.
Salem Nuclear Power Plant
Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power station in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors along the Delaware River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station Target entity description: Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Illinois that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
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A.
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is a large Canadian nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Ontario that has been a major source of electricity for the Greater Toronto Area.
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B.
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power generating facility in Georgia that supplies electricity to the regional grid as part of Southern Company's energy portfolio.
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C.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
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D.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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E.
Salem Nuclear Power Plant
Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power station in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors along the Delaware River.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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pressurized water reactor ⓘ pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| reactorUnit |
Braidwood-1
NERFINISHED
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Braidwood-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
containment spray system
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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
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on-site spent fuel pool ⓘ |
| wasteType | spent nuclear fuel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station Description of subject: Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Illinois that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
Referenced by (3)
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