ComEd 2011 Annual Report Download - page 15

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 15 of the 2011 ComEd annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 46

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46

13
Exelon Generation includes all of Exelon’s nuclear, fossil
and renewable generation resources, as well as the
Power Team and Exelon Energy businesses.
NUCLEAR
Exelon Nuclear’s 8,700 employees run its fleet, the largest in the country, at world-class
levels, meeting all security and safety measures mandated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC). Its dedicated professionals, whether serving at a nuclear facility or
Exelon Nuclear headquarters, continuously implement industry best practices to ensure its
fleet of 17 nuclear reactors at 10 sites in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey is safer and
more secure.
In 2011, Exelon’s nuclear facilities achieved an average capacity factor of 93.3 percent and
produced nearly 132 million megawatt-hours of electricity. Dresden Unit 2 achieved a
“breaker to breaker” run of 684 continuous days online, a first for that unit.
Braidwood, Byron, LaSalle and Three Mile Island earned Wildlife at Work Certification
from the Wildlife Habitat Council. These four sites join Clinton, Limerick, Oyster Creek,
Peach Bottom and Quad Cities, which already have earned their certifications. Also in 2011,
Limerick submitted its license extension application to the NRC, joining eight other Exelon
units that have received or applied for license extension.
The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused extensive damage to the
TEPCO-owned-and-operated nuclear reactors at Fukushima-Daiichi. Exelon is taking a
leadership role to provide support to TEPCO, and to help the U.S. nuclear industry learn
critical lessons from the events in Japan. Exelon Nuclear’s facilities are robust structures
Top: Exelon Power acquired
Wolf Hollow Generating Station,
a 720-megawatt, two-unit,
combined-cycle natural gas
electricity generating plant in
Granbury, Texas, in 2011.
Bottom Left: Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station is a two-
unit nuclear generation facility
located on the west bank of
Conowingo Pond in Delta, Pa.
Bottom Right: The view from
Conowingo Hydroelectric
Generating Station.
GENERATION