EXELON CORPORATION Operators returned Dresden Generating Station Unit 3 to full power last night, marking the successful completion of a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.
MORRIS, Ill. (Nov. 22, 2014) - Operators returned Dresden Generating Station Unit 3 to full power last night, marking the successful completion of a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. The unit was taken off line on Monday, Nov. 3.
During the 16-day outage, Exelon employees and highly skilled supplemental workers performed more than 9,000 activities, including extensive safety inspections and tests, along with numerous plant improvements.
About 1,500 additional workers joined the station's permanent workforce to support the outage. Many of these supplemental workers traveled to Dresden from outside the area, providing a significant boost to the local economy for several weeks.
"It takes a great deal of planning, skill and hard work to complete a successful refueling outage," said Dresden Site Vice President Shane Marik. "We look forward to generating, clean, safe and reliable energy for our customers during the next two year operating cycle."
Exelon operates 11 nuclear units at six sites in Illinois. These facilities provide 48 percent of the state's total electricity and 90 percent of its carbon-free electricity.
Dresden Generating Station is approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago. The station's two nuclear energy units can produce more than 1,900 megawatts at full power - enough carbon-free electricity to power more than 1.2 million typical homes. Dresden Unit 1, which began commercial operation in 1960 and was retired in 1978, has been designated a Nuclear Historic Landmark by the American Nuclear Society.
To learn more about the vital role nuclear plays in supplying electricity to Illinois and the benefits it provides to families and communities, visit www.nuclearpowersillinois.com.
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Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with 2013 revenues of approximately $24.9 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with approximately 35,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company's Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 100,000 business and public sector customers and more than one million residential customers. Exelon's utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 7.8 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).
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