Basic Facts:
- Location: Morris, Illinois
- Owner: Exelon Corporation
- Operator: Exelon Generation
- Construction Cost: $1.9BM (2018$)
- Plant Output: 1,800 MW
- Employees: 800
- Property Size: 950 acres
- Status: At Risk of Closure
- Expected Shut Down Date: Unit 2 (2029), Unit 3 (2031)
- Current DTF Balance: $1.4B (2018$)
- DTF Balance Prior to Decommissioning: $1.8B (2018$)
- Decommissioning Cost Estimate: $1.3B (2018$)
- Spent Fuel on Site: 1,449 metric tons
Background
Dresden 2 and 3 are boiling water reactors producing a combined output of 1,800 MW of electricity. These two units are the operational component of the three-unit Dresden Generating Station. Construction of Units 2 and 3 began in 1966 and operating licenses were granted by the NRC in 1970 and 1971 respectively. In 2004, the NRC granted operating license renewals for both units extending their operating life to 2029 (Unit 2) and 2031 (Unit 3).
Socioeconomics
Dresden 2 & 3 are located in Grundy County, Illinois. As of 2016:
- Population: 50,000
- Per Capita Annual Income: $48,000
- Unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted): 5.9%
The annual payroll at the Dresden Generating Station is approximately $80M and in 2017 the plant contributed $25M 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]
- Dresden Unit 2, Dresden Unit 3
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].
Additional Information
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