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Dresden Generating Station (also known as Dresden Nuclear Power Plant or Dresden Nuclear Power Station) is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. Operating since 1970 are Dresden units 2 and 3 two General Electric BWR-3 boiling water reactors. Dresden Station is located on a 953-acre (386 ha) site in Grundy County Illinois at the head of the Illinois River near Morris Illinois.

location
Illinois, Grundy County Illinois, Morris Illinois, Goose Lake Township Grundy County Illinois
opening date
1970-06-09, 1971-11-16
opening year
0001-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1970-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1971-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
Exelon
latitude
41.3897
longitude
-88.2681

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