Reactors at the nuclear power plant in southwest suburban Braidwood shut down early this morning. Large plumes of steam could be seen escaping from the plant, but its owner says there’s no ...

Exelon has taken its nuclear-powered Braidwood Generating Station Unit 1 out of service for a planned refueling outage. The refueling and maintenance outages typically last approximately a month.

The decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to grant ... there is no need for operation of the Braidwood plant. Longtime Chicago journalist Walter Jacobson lists Gold Coast co-op unit ...

The SER said there are no technical issues that preclude the 20-year license renewal for the Byron and Braidwood nuclear power plants, both operated by Exelon (NYSE: EXC). Exelon Generation Co ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The nuclear Braidwood Generating Station, about 60 miles southwest of Chicago in Will County, is one of three nuclear plants Exelon said it would close if it ...

Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, now taints at least 27 of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors ...

The Braidwood nuclear power plant outside of Chicago plans its refueling operations two years in advance. Since the coronavirus pandemic spread around the world, it has had to make last-minute ...

The devastation does not end there. Illinois’ LaSalle and Braidwood nuclear plants also are at high risk for premature closure without legislation. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has made clear his ...

The No. 2 nuclear reactor at Exelon Nuclear’s Braidwood Generating Station is back in service. The company said the unit automatically shut down following an electrical fault on the non-nuclear ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the licenses for the Braidwood Generating Station for an additional 20 years, through 2046 for Unit 1 and 2047 for Unit 2, Exelon Generation ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Exelon officials say the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved licenses for the Braidwood Generating Station southwest of Chicago for another 20 years. The plants ...

NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Exelon Corp's 1,178-megawatt Unit 1 at the Braidwood nuclear power station in Illinois ramped up to 64 percent power by early Monday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ...