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Dresden Generating Station

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    Beginning of the operation

  • Firsted opened

    Firsted opened
    They had just opend it and ready for business
  • Unit 2 opened

    Unit 2 opened
    They opened this one so they can bring in more electricity.
  • Licensed issued for unit 3

    Licensed issued for unit 3
    They have issued them the license. Now they can work
  • Unit 3 opened

    Unit 3 opened
    They have opened it months after the licensed was issued
  • The First Unit retired

    The First Unit retired
    Now it is a designated nuclear historic landmark by the american nuclear society.
  • A problem with the feedwater regulator value

    A problem with the feedwater regulator value
    it had far more than any other plant in the Midwest, the only region for which figures were available
  • Accident

    Loss of power causes multiple equipment failures.
  • License issued for unit 2

    License issued for unit 2
    They have issued it 20 years later after it was open
  • It has been fined $1.6 million

    It has been fined $1.6 million
    They have been fined because they couldn't keep complete records showing the inventory disposal of all special nuclear material in its possession.
  • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission extends their license

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission extends their license
    They have extened it for another 27 years so they can generate more electricity.
  • Generating power

    Generating power
    Units 2 and 3 generated a total of 14,593,127 megawatt hours enough to power as many as one million homes throughout Chicago and Nrthern Illinois.
  • Completion of temporary instruction

    Completion of temporary instruction
    They are trying to renew it longer
  • Dresden issues a alret

    At 10:16 a.m. they issued alert because chemical leak restricet access to the vital area that house uses cooling water pumps.
  • 2nd Unit license expires

    2nd Unit license expires
    Its the end of the license
  • 3rd Unit license expires

    3rd Unit license expires
    Its the end of the license