Exelon touts reliability of Illinois nuclear plants
February 24, 2021, 7:02AMNuclear News
The Byron nuclear plant is scheduled to close this September. Photo: Exelon
Amid all the talk of last week’s winter storm and the resultant grid debacle in Texas, Exelon on Monday issued a press release informing customers of just how reliably its Illinois nuclear power plants have been operating this winter.
The release might also be seen as a message to state lawmakers, who have yet to produce any legislation to aid the utility’s financially challenged nuclear facilities—of which two, Byron and Dresden, have been slated for retirement later this year, given the (so-far) absence of such legislation.
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