| Zion Nuclear Power Station | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Zion, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42°26′46″N 87°48′10″W / 42.44611°N 87.80278°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | December 1, 1968 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: December 31, 1973 Unit 2: September 4, 1974 |
| Decommission date | February 13, 1998[1] |
| Owner | Constellation Energy |
| Operator | Constellation Energy |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Lake Michigan |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 3250 MWth (decommissioned) |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Westinghouse 4-loop |
| Units decommissioned | 2 × 1040 MW |
| Capacity factor | 58.3% (lifetime) |
| External links | |
| Website | Zion Station |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Zion Nuclear Power Station was the third dual-reactor nuclear power plant in the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) network and served Chicago and the northern quarter of Illinois. The plant was built in 1973, and the first unit started producing power in December 1973. The second unit came online in September 1974. This power generating station is located on 257 acres (104 ha)[2] of Lake Michigan shoreline, in the city of Zion, Lake County, Illinois. It is approximately 40 direct-line miles north of Chicago, Illinois and 42 miles (68 km) south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The reactors were commissioned in respectively 1973 and 1974, and decommissioned between 1998 and 2020. The power plant was the tallest structure in Lake County.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nrc-zion-2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Zahorik, Ralph (2008-06-20), "Public weighs in on Zion nuclear plant proposal", Chicago Tribune.