Braidwood Clean Energy Center

U.S. nuclear energy facilities are initially licensed to operate for 40 years and a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rule allows licensees to apply for extensions of up to 20 years after the initial 40-year term. Constellation submitted a license renewal application for this facility to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which was approved on January 27, 2016. With license renewal complete, Braidwood Generating Station Unit 1 is licensed through 2046, and Unit 2 is licensed through 2047.

Safety is Constellation's first and most critical obligation. Nuclear power plants are among the best-protected private sector facilities in America, with monitoring and inspections by plant owners, local officials and the federal government.

Learn more about the safety measures that we take to keep our employees, customers and communities safe.

Braidwood Clean Energy Center has been part of the Illinois communities in Will, Grundy and Kankakee counties for three decades. We provide hundreds of well-paying jobs and millions of dollars in economic support, including about $26.5 million in taxes annually for schools, roads and other public services. Braidwood employees also host Fishing for a Cure, an annual sport-fishing event that has raised more than $830,000 to support local charities and non-profits since 2002.

Braidwood Clean Energy Center is referenced in legal and regulatory filings as Braidwood Station.

• Learn more about what to do in an emergency.
  
  
• Download printable Functional & Transportation Needs Postcard for the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone.
  
  
• Download the Emergency Preparedness/Public Information Brochure.