Basic Facts:
- Location: Braceville, Illinois
- Owner: Exelon Corporation
- Operator: Exelon Corporation
- Construction Cost: $5.6B (2018$)
- Plant Output: 2,400 MW (combined)
- Property Size: 4,500 acres
- Status: At Risk of Closure
- Employees: 830
- Expected Shut Down Date: Unit 1 (2046), Unit 2 (2047)
- Current DTF Balance: $700M (2018$)
- DTF Balance Prior to Decommissioning: $1.3B (2018$)
- Decommissioning Cost Estimate: $1.0B (2018$)
- Spent Nuclear Fuel on Site: 1,345 metric tons
Background
The Braidwood Generating Station consists of two pressurized water reactors. Construction began in 1975 (Units 1 & 2) with licensed operations commencing in 1988.
In 2016, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted an additional twenty-year license renewal for both reactors, extending their licensed operational life to 2046 (Unit 1) and 2047 (Unit 2).
Socioeconomics
The Braidwood Generating Station is located within Will County, Illinois. As of 2016, socioeconomic information is as follows:
- Population: 693,000
- Per Capita Annual Income: $48,000
- Unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted): 3.8%
The annual payroll at the Braidwood Generating Station is approximately $80M and in 2017 the plant contributed $26M in property tax payments.
Contact Information
Economic Development Administration Representative:
- Darrin Fleener, Chicago Regional Office, t: (312) 789-9753, e: [email protected]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Viktoria Mitlyng, Sr. Public Affairs Officer, t: (630) 829-9662, e: [email protected]
- Braidwood 1 and Braidwood 2
Unless specific costing information has been provided, decommissioning costs were derived from 2017 Decommissioning Funding Status Report.
Information herein obtained from public sources. Corrections are welcome and may be directed to [email protected].