Byron Nuclear Generating Station

The Byron Clean Energy Center is a nuclear power plant located in , 2 miles east of the Rock River. The reactor buildings were constructed by Commonwealth Edison and house two Westinghouse Four-Loop pressurized water reactors, Unit 1 and Unit 2, which began operation in September 1985 and August 1987 respectively.
  • Nuclear power plant
  • …lies at an elevation of 869 feet (265 metres)
  • …is also known as “Byron Nuclear Plant”
  • Description: nuclear power plant in Ogle County, Illinois, United States

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Byron and Oregon.
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Latitude
42.07417° or 42° 4′ 27″ north
Longitude
-89.28222° or 89° 16′ 56″ west
Open location code
86JG3PF9+M4
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Byron Nuclear Generating Station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محطة بايرون للطاقة النووية”
  • Czech: “Byronská jaderná elektrárna”
  • French: “Centrale nucléaire de Byron”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Byron”
  • Japanese: “バイロン原子力発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Byron kjernekraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Byron kjernekraftverk”
  • Russian: “АЭС Байрон”
  • Spanish: “Central nuclear de Byron”
  • Swedish: “Byron Clean Energy Center”
  • Ukrainian: “АЕС Байрон”

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