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Dresden Generating Station
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Dresden is officially running.
Dresden was the first nuclear power plant that was built without government funding. -
Unit 2 began running and generating power.
Unit 2 generates 869 mw of power. -
Unit 3 began running and generating power.
Unit 3 generates 871 mw of power. -
Unit 1 retired.
The unit had a history of minor steam leaks, erosion in steam piping, and fuel failures. -
NRC approved revision to Unit 1.
Site restoration is planned for in 2035 and 2036 after demolition and contaminated soil. -
NRC granted extensions.
Dresden's units 2 and 3 recieved a 20-year extension of operation. -
Renewed liscenses.
After inspections and estimates, Exelon was granted the permission to run the units for at least twenty more years. -
Donated $207,000 in charitable funding.
Dresden alone raised money for the community's emergency supplies, local projects, and clean products. -
14,384,858 mw.
Dresden generated almost 14 and a half million megawatts in 2008, enough to power 1.5 million homes. -
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Emergency Diesel Pump Operation.
Units 2 and 3 went through several drills and tests for their diesel pumps. -
Exelon 2020 plan.
Dresden will be a part of Exelon's portfolio that will introduce even cleaner and efficient ways to produce nuclear enegy. -
Most recent safety inspection.
Rigorous training and top security is required as parts of safety inspections. -
Unit 2 to be retired.
Plants have to be shut down due to liscensing operations. -
Unit 3 to be retired.
Plants have to be shut down due to liscensing operations.
