Dresden Generating Station

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dresden_Generating_Station
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:capacity 1,845 MW
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
1970
1971
gptkbp:coolingSource gptkb:Illinois_River
gptkb:Kankakee_River
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Grundy_County
gptkbp:decommissioned Unit 1
gptkbp:decommissionedUnitYear 1978
gptkbp:emergencyPlanningZone 10-mile radius
gptkbp:fuelType uranium dioxide
gptkbp:gridConnection gptkb:PJM_Interconnection
1960
gptkbp:hasUnit Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dresden Generating Station
gptkbp:licenseExpirationUnit2 2029
gptkbp:licenseExpirationUnit3 2031
gptkbp:location Morris, Illinois, United States
gptkbp:notable_for first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States
gptkbp:notableEvent Unit 1 permanently shut down in 1978
Unit 2 and 3 license extensions granted in 2004
gptkbp:NRCID Docket 05000237 (Unit 2), 05000249 (Unit 3)
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Constellation_Energy
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Constellation_Energy
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:Exelon
gptkbp:proximityToChicago about 60 miles southwest
gptkbp:reactorModel General Electric BWR-1
General Electric BWR-3
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:U.S._Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:unit1Capacity 210 MW
gptkbp:unit2Capacity 912 MW
gptkbp:unit3Capacity 933 MW
gptkbp:website https://www.constellationenergy.com/our-energy-generation/nuclear-energy/nuclear-facilities/dresden.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boiling_Water_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6