Byron Station

Byron Station is an electrical substation in Rockvale Township, Ogle, Illinois. Byron Station is situated nearby to the power station Byron Nuclear Generating Station, as well as near the aerodrome Yost Airstrip.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byron Nuclear Generating Station.

Byron Nuclear Generating Station

Power station

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The Byron Clean Energy Center is a nuclear power plant located in Ogle County, Illinois, 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. Byron Nuclear Generating Station is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Byron Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Byron and Oregon.

Byron

Village

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Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, probably best known as the location of the Byron Nuclear Generating Station, one of the last nuclear power plants commissioned in the United States. Byron is situated 4 miles northeast of Byron Station.

Oregon

Town

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Oregon is a city in and the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oregon had a population of 3,604. Oregon is situated 4½ miles southwest of Byron Station.