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Braidwood 1 - Plant Information & Status

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
94.1%
365-Day Avg
#52
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 21 days <80%

Ratings

Braidwood
Above Average
12 (33%)
Average
8 (22%)
Below Average
16 (44%)
Total Members Voted: 9

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 37.7 Yrs
Build Time: 12.6 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 20.5 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 95%
Efficiency: 32.5%
Generated: 268.2 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 551 Days
Refuelings: 18

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
5
Automatic
1
Manual
2.8
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2025-07-29 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP The following information was provide...
2024-05-04 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 7/8/2024 EN Revision Text: AUTOMA...
2021-06-20 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 7/20/2021 EN Revision Text: REACT...
2019-09-22 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOWERING STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL...
2018-06-03 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP ON LOWERING STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL"...
2018-04-29 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP FOLLOWING TURBINE TRIP"At 1124 CDT, B...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Constellation Energy
Architect Engineer: S&L
Constructor: CWE

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP
Thermal Power: 3645 MWt
Net Capacity: 1183 MWe
Efficiency: 32.5%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000456
License #: NPF-72
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1975-12-31
Operating Lic: 1987-07-02
Commercial Op: 1988-07-29
License Renewed: 2016-01-27
License Exp: 2046-10-17

Facility Map

41.2434, -88.2297

Location & Contact

Address:
35100 South Route 53
Braceville, IL 60407, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (815) 417-2000

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