With iconic twin cooling towers overlooking the Rock River Valley, Byron Generating Station’s two nuclear reactors can produce nearly 2,500 MW. Together, Byron and Dresden employ more than 1,500 full-time workers, and more than double that during refueling outages, which are performed on each unit every two years and generally take about 20 to 30 days to complete.
The facility had an impressive 96.9% capacity factor in 2019. Unit 1 entered commercial operation on Sept.
It has pressurized water reactors and a total net capacity of 2,347 MW. The Byron facility (Figure 2) is also a dual-unit plant. The site is also home to the nation’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear plant (Unit 1), which was retired in 1978 and has been designated a Nuclear Historic Landmark. Dresden Generating Station’s two operating nuclear reactors (Units 2 and 3) can generate more than 1,800 MW. The facility operated at a very respectable capacity factor of 93.3% in 2019. The units are licensed to operate until Dec. Unit 2 began commercial operation on April 13, 1970, while Unit 3 entered commercial service on July 22, 1971. The Dresden Generating Station (Figure 1) has two operating boiling water reactors that combine for a total net generating capacity of 1,845 MW. “But we are only about a year away from shutdown and we need to give our people, the host communities, and regulators time to prepare.” Massive Clean Energy Generation “Although we know in our heads that shutting down the uneconomic Illinois plants is necessary to preserve even more jobs elsewhere, our hearts ache today for the thousands of talented women and men that have served Illinois families for more than a generation and will lose their jobs because of poorly conceived energy policies,” Christopher Crane, president and CEO of Exelon, said in a statement. fleet of nuclear plants-21 reactors at 12 facilities in Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania-said it will retire the Byron and Dresden generating stations next fall for economic reasons. Maps showing the areas to be stocked with pheasants during the small game season are linked below.Ĭlick the name of a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) below to view a map of the stocking areas and parking lots in the Upland Bird Stocking Areas web application.In a stunning announcement, Exelon Generation, which operates the largest U.S.
This ensures a challenging but rewarding hunt for both seasoned hunters, and those who are stepping foot in the field for the first time pheasant hunting is an excellent way to get started in hunting. Among other benefits to various species of wildlife, these mixes provide ample cover for pheasants when they are stocked in the fall. Efforts to provide a quality pheasant hunting season begin in spring, when Fish & Wildlife staff sow fields with forage and cover seed mixtures. Additionally, quail are stocked on Greenwood Forest, and Peaslee Wildlife Management Areas. Every year, New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife stocks pheasants on 23 Wildlife Management Areas across the state, as well as Fort Dix (limited) and the Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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