20 July 2021
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Four Illinois nuclear plants at risk of permanent closure are between them approaching an uninterrupted streak of 15,000 days of continuous service at a time when the US energy grid is increasingly challenged by extreme heat and storms, Exelon said yesterday. With the first closures scheduled to take place in September, policymakers are continuing efforts to preserve the plants.
The Byron plant (Image: Exelon)
The two-unit Byron plant reached 5000 consecutive days online last week, the company said, while Dresden reached 4260 consecutive days during the same period, with Braidwood (3975 days) and LaSalle Station (1603 days) adding to a run that is approaching the equivalent of 41 years of uninterrupted service. The four plants together provide more than two-thirds of Illinois carbon-free energy, Exelon said.
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