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The Byron plant contains two light water reactors. The following description was obtained from the Exelon Corporation's nuclear web site. The Byron site covers approximately 1,782 acres in a location about 20 miles from Byron in northern Illinois. The twin cooling towers are 495 feet in height. Construction costs total approximately $4.5 billion. The workforce consists of 690 employees and 100 permanent contractors. The payroll is about $60 million. Exelon estimates the payments for local real estate taxes at $26 million. [1]
Byron Generating Station is located near Byron in northern Illinois, about 90 miles west of Chicago. It’s a two-unit nuclear power facility capable of generating approximately 2,336 net megawatts. Together they can produce enough power to support the electricity needs of more than two million average American homes.
Its massive twin cooling towers reach 495 feet into the air, overlooking the scenic Rock River Valley. The two towers help cool the two pressurized water reactors designed by Westinghouse. Units 1 and 2 began commercial operation on Sept. 16, 1985, and Aug. 2, 1987, respectively. The construction cost for the station was approximately $4.5 billion. [2]
Contact Information
Byron Nuclear Power Plant
4450 North German Church Road
Byron, Illinois (IL) 61010
USA
