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Dresden 2 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Dresden facility.

Ratings 64 votes

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Community ratings from NukeWorker members. Vote to share your experience working at this facility. Results show the breakdown of Above Average, Average, and Below Average ratings.

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
92%
365-Day Avg
#73
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 27 days <80%

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
5
Automatic
1
Manual
1
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2022-07-11 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO TURBINE TRIP ON HIGH REACTOR ...
2019-05-08 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO TURBINE TRIP"On May 9, 2019 a...
2015-02-05 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO LOSS OF FEEDWATER "At 1227 CS...
2015-01-12 Manual UNIT 2 MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO REACTOR WATER LEVEL TRANS...
2014-05-02 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO GENERATOR/TURBINE LOAD MISMAT...
2014-04-11 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO TRANSFORMER SUDDEN PRESSURE R...

Performance Charts

Outage Duration Trend

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Scheduled refueling outage durations over time. Green bars are below average, yellow near average, red above. Dashed line shows the plant's historical average. Shorter outages mean better execution.

Power History (12-Month)

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Daily power output as a percentage of rated capacity over the past 365 days. Green segments indicate full power (90%+), yellow shows reduced output, and red indicates significant power reductions or shutdowns.

Outage Timeline

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Visual timeline of all recorded outages. Blue bars are scheduled refueling outages, red bars are forced/unplanned outages. Width represents outage duration. Hover for details.

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 55.8 Yrs
Build Time: 4.4 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 23.7 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 92.9%
Efficiency: 30.5%
Generated: 200.0 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 733 Days
Refuelings: 14

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Constellation Energy
Architect Engineer: S&L
Constructor: UE&C

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR
Containment: BWR-MARK 1
NSS Supplier: GE 3
Thermal Power: 2957 MWt
Net Capacity: 902 MWe
Efficiency: 30.5%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000237
License #: DPR-19
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1966-01-10
Operating Lic: 1969-12-22
Commercial Op: 1970-06-09
License Renewed: 2004-10-28
License Exp: 2049-12-22

Facility Map

41.389, -88.2674

Location & Contact

Address:
6500 North Dresden Road
Morris, IL 60450, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (815) 942-2920

Breaker-to-Breaker Runs 3 runs

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Breaker-to-breaker runs measure continuous operation between refueling outages (470+ days). An active streak means the unit has been running continuously since the last refueling. Longer runs indicate better reliability.
710
Best Run (days)
2023-11-17 → 2025-10-27
700
Avg Run (days)
All Runs
2023-11-17 2025-10-27 710 days
2015-11-22 2017-10-30 708 days
2009-12-03 2011-10-17 683 days