Dresden Generating Station open house is Tuesday

Learn how Exelon Generation produces carbon-free, reliable energy to power more than 1.5 million homes

Ever wonder how nuclear power is generated or how a nuclear power plant works? Find the answers to these questions and more at Exelon Generation’s Community Information Night: a free, family-friendly event at Dresden Generating Station on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Visitors will see firsthand how the plant produces enough carbon-free energy to power nearly 1.5 million area homes and businesses.
Station employees will be on hand to explain nuclear plant operations, maintenance and engineering practices, environmental stewardship, radiological safety, emergency preparedness and much more. In addition, visitors are invited to tour the station’s control room simulator, which is used to train reactor operators.
This event will be held rain or shine in the Dresden Training Building, and complimentary sweet treats will be provided. Visitors are asked to park in the station’s Training Building Parking Lot, 6500 N. Dresden Rd.
Community information nights are an important part of Exelon Generation’s annual public information and outreach efforts to engage and educate the public on plant operations. Throughout the year, our employees also are active in the community through volunteering, hosting tours, visiting area schools, appearing at community events and financially supporting dozens of civic and charitable organizations.
The station’s two reactors produce more than 1,800 megawatts of carbon-free electricity. Dresden Unit 1, which began commercial operation in 1960 and was retired in 1978, has been designated a Nuclear Historic Landmark by the American Nuclear Society.
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