Exelon Byron Generating Station

11/22/2021

Great job Byron Station employees! More than $8,400 was raised and a vanload of clothing was collected for Miss Carly's non-profit in Rockford!

10/26/2021

It was great interacting with so many high school students at the Alignment Rockford Career Expo

10/19/2021

09/14/2021

With the passing of a comprehensive energy bill, we are preparing to refuel the Byron & Dresden plants. The legislation protects the IL environment & economy by preserving thousands of jobs & preventing an increase in pollution.

07/28/2021

Today, Exelon will file Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activity Reports (PSDARs) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, detailing long-term site restoration plans for the Byron and Dresden nuclear energy facilities. The PSDAR filings are among the final steps in retiring the Byron and Dresden stations.

Without a legislative solution, the Braidwood and LaSalle nuclear facilities face closings that will have exponential economic and environmental impacts. Policymakers continue to work on legislation that would preserve the nuclear plants, which support 28,000 direct and indirect jobs and contribute $3.5 billion annually to Illinois’ economy. Learn more about the closing of Byron and Dresden: https://bit.ly/3x88TLC

03/10/2021

Get those art supplies out and get creative!

Are you the parent of a young Picasso? 🧑‍🎨

They could win $1,000 for their school’s art program by submitting a drawing to our “Why Illinois Needs Nuclear Power” art contest.

Click the link below for more information and contest rules. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://bit.ly/3t5GbJt

02/25/2021

To a double-rainbow kind of night during one of the station's Open House events.

02/24/2021

An announcement regarding the separation of Exelon Utilities and Exelon Generation $EXC

Exelon's Board of Directors has approved a plan to separate Exelon Utilities, comprised of the company’s six regulated electric and gas utilities, and Exelon Generation, its competitive power generation and customer-facing energy businesses.

This will result in two publicly traded companies with the resources necessary to best serve customers and sustain long-term investment and operating excellence. Read more: https://bit.ly/3bz871j

12/02/2020

Happy birthday Nuclear Fission!!🎉🎉

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The Curve is Exponential

"I couldn't see the instruments," said Weil. "I had to watch Fermi
every second, waiting for orders. His face was motionless. His eyes darted from one dial to another. His expression was so calm it was hard. But suddenly, his whole face broke into a broad smile."

Fermi closed his slide rule —

"The reaction is self-sustaining," he announced quietly, happily. "The
curve IS exponential."

The group tensely watched for twenty-eight minutes while the world's
first nuclear chain reactor operated. The upward movement of the pen was leaving a straight line. There was no change to indicate a leveling off. This was it.

"O.K., 'Zip' in," called Fermi to Zinn who controlled that rod.

The time was 3:53 p.m. Abruptly, the counters slowed down, the pen slid down across the paper. It was all over. Man had initiated a self-sustaining nuclear reaction—and then stopped it. He had released the energy of the atom's nucleus and controlled that energy.

Source:http://www.osti.gov/includes/opennet/includes/Understanding%20the%20Atom/The%20First%20Reactor%20V.2.pdf

Picture from Newburytoday.co.uk

11/11/2020

We believe in hiring women and men who have served in the military because they exemplify the leadership, teamwork, integrity and commitment to excellence our energy industry needs.

11/11/2020

More than 2,100 of our colleagues across Exelon Generation have served or are currently serving in the military, and now they work each day to ensure our plants operate safely and securely. Today, we honor them and all the brave men and women who have served our country.

11/09/2020

Our employees have always raised money for deserving local charities by selling t-shirts during refueling outages. During the station’s final outage this fall, we raised $10K for Rockford Rescue Mission to help people affected by the pandemic. https://bit.ly/36ow48S