Exelon Nuclear spokesman Paul Dempsey says a device that monitors the reactor's cooling system malfunctioned and shut down Friday. The reactor at the Braidwood Generating Station was back in ...

Safety inspectors at the Braidwood nuclear plant construction site violated accepted engineering standards–including those of the plant`s builder, Commonwealth Edison Co.–by inspecting welds ...

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 ...

Residents have so much fear that federal regulators overseeing Exelon's handling of Illinois nuclear plants went to Braidwood for a first-of-its-kind meeting. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ...

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 back yard of Commonwealth Edison’s Braidwood Nuclear Power Station, 50 miles southwest of Chicago, is home to hundreds of birds, fish and other wildlife. While fishermen reel in 20-pound ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...