Byron Nuclear Generating Station

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Byron_Nuclear_Generating_Station
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:annualGeneration ~19,000 GWh
gptkbp:commissionedUnit1 September 1985
gptkbp:commissionedUnit2 August 1987
gptkbp:coolingSource gptkb:Rock_River
gptkbp:coolingTowers 2
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:electricalCapacityPerReactor 1187 MWe
gptkbp:fuelType enriched uranium
gptkbp:gridConnection gptkb:PJM_Interconnection
August 1987
September 1985
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith hundreds of employees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byron Nuclear Generating Station
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ogle_County,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Byron,_Illinois
gptkbp:notableEvent threatened with closure in 2021, remained open after state legislation
gptkbp:NRCPlantNumber 454 (Unit 1), 455 (Unit 2)
gptkbp:NRCRegion gptkb:Region_III
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Constellation_Energy
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Constellation_Energy
gptkbp:reactorModel gptkb:Westinghouse_4-loop_PWR
gptkbp:reactorSupplier gptkb:Westinghouse
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:Pressurized_Water_Reactor
gptkbp:serves gptkb:northern_Illinois
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:thermalCapacity 3645 MWth
gptkbp:totalElectricalCapacity 2374 MWe
gptkbp:website https://www.constellationenergy.com/our-communities/byron.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Byron,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6