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Braidwood Clean Energy Center

Nuclear: An Ideal Foundation for Our Clean Energy Future

Braidwood Clean Energy Center's two nuclear reactors can produce up to 2,386 megawatts (MW) of clean, carbon-free energy, enough electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 1.8 million homes.  The facility is built on a 4,457-acre site in Braceville, Illinois, and its cooling lake was formed from scarred farming land and an old strip mine.

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U.S. nuclear energy facilities are initially licensed to operate for 40 years and a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rule allows licensees to apply for initial and subsequent license renewals of up to 20 years each after the initial 40-year term. The NRC approved initial license renewal for Braidwood on January 27, 2016, authorizing operation for Unit 1 through 2046, and for Unit 2 through 2047.

Safety is Constellation’s first and most critical obligation. Nuclear power plants are among the best-protected private sector facilities in America, with monitoring and inspections by plant owners, local officials, and the federal government.

Learn more about the measures that we take to keep our employees, customers, and communities safe.

Emergency Planning for Braidwood

Braidwood Clean Energy Center has been part of the Illinois communities in Will, Grundy and Kankakee counties for three decades. We provide hundreds of well-paying jobs and millions of dollars in economic support, including about $26.5 million in taxes annually for schools, roads and other public services. Braidwood employees also host Fishing for a Cure, an annual sport-fishing event that has raised more than $830,000 to support local charities and non-profits since 2002.
 

Braidwood Clean Energy Center is referenced in legal and regulatory filings as Braidwood Station.

U.S. nuclear energy facilities are initially licensed to operate for 40 years and a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rule allows licensees to apply for initial and subsequent license renewals of up to 20 years each after the initial 40-year term. The NRC approved initial license renewal for Braidwood on January 27, 2016, authorizing operation for Unit 1 through 2046, and for Unit 2 through 2047.

Safety is Constellation’s first and most critical obligation. Nuclear power plants are among the best-protected private sector facilities in America, with monitoring and inspections by plant owners, local officials, and the federal government.

Learn more about the measures that we take to keep our employees, customers, and communities safe.

Emergency Planning for Braidwood

Braidwood Clean Energy Center has been part of the Illinois communities in Will, Grundy and Kankakee counties for three decades. We provide hundreds of well-paying jobs and millions of dollars in economic support, including about $26.5 million in taxes annually for schools, roads and other public services. Braidwood employees also host Fishing for a Cure, an annual sport-fishing event that has raised more than $830,000 to support local charities and non-profits since 2002.
 

Braidwood Clean Energy Center is referenced in legal and regulatory filings as Braidwood Station.