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🇺🇸 Braidwood

Name: Braidwood
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈2,240 MW

Units2

First Online1988

Construction Start1975

Reactor power (NRC)100% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates41.247, -88.230

Braidwood is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 2 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 2,240 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 2 of 2 reactors at this site were generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1988. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Braidwood

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Braidwood-1	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (DRYAMB)	1,120 MW	Construction 1975 · Grid 1988
Braidwood-2	Operational	PWR WH 4LP (DRYAMB)	1,120 MW	Construction 1975 · Grid 1988

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