Morris Operation
The Morris Operation in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Dresden Generating Station and Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Nature reserve
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre state park in Illinois. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is situated 2 miles southwest of Morris Operation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.Carbon Hill
Village
Carbon Hill is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. Carbon Hill is situated 6 miles south of Morris Operation.
Morris Operation
- Type: Industry
- Description: spent nuclear fuel storage site
- Location: Goose Lake Township, Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.38017° or 41° 22′ 49″ north
Longitude
-88.27699° or 88° 16′ 37″ west
Open location code
86HH9PJF+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Morris Operation” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عملية موريس”
- German: “Morris Operation”
- Russian: “Morris Operation”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: GE-Hitachi Solar - Morris, IL and CPV Three Rivers Energy Center.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Morris Spent Fuel Storage and Dresden Island Gatehouse.
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Worth a closer look: Chicago and Springfield.
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