Byron Nuclear Plant completes first phase of a multi-million dollar upgrade project

BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) – Crews at the Byron Nuclear Plant give WIFR a behind-the-scenes look at their largest project since the late 1990’s.

Every 18 months, crews shut down each reactor unit to replace fuel and perform maintenance. It’s a process that’s important to keeping the plant operating safely and efficiently.

But this outage went beyond the normal routine work…

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