Braidwood Nuclear Unit in Illinois Shut Down for Repairs

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Braidwood Nuclear Station, which is owned by Exelon Nuclear (Morris, Illinois), a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) (Warrenville Illinois), and located in Braidwood, Illinois, shut down its 1,176-megawatt (MW) Unit 2 due to a reactor coolant pump seal leak. Plant officials said that they will continue to investigate the cause and then resume repairs.

Officials said that they anticipate the unit will be offline for at least a week. They hope to have the unit returned online Friday, July 5, if there are no additional delays.

The Braidwood Nuclear Station has two generating units, which generate 2,330 megawatts when at full load. Both units began operations in 1988.

Exelon Nuclear represents approximately 20% of the U.S. nuclear industry's power capacity, with 10 power plants and 17 reactors in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The facilities produce enough electricity to power 17 million U.S. homes annually. Approximately 92% of Exelon's total electricity generation is nuclear power.

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