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Dresden - Unit 1

1.0 Site Identification

Type of Site: Power Reactor Facility
Location: Morris, IL
License No.: DPR-2
Docket No.: 50-0010
License Status: SAFSTOR
Project Manager: Tanya Hood

2.0 Site Status Summary

Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, produced power commercially from July of 1960 to its final shutdown on October 31, 1978. The facility is currently in a SAFSTOR condition. All spent fuel from Dresden Unit 1 has been transferred to the on-site Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). A chemical decontamination of the primary system was completed in 1984. The Decommissioning Program Plan (DPP) was approved in September 1993. In May of 1998, the DPP was revised to the current Defueled Safety Analysis Report (DSAR) format. Commonwealth Edison Company submitted the Dresden Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR).

The licensee expects that the decontamination and dismantlement of Dresden Unit 1 will take place from 2029 through 2031. A four-year site restoration delay will follow the major decontamination and dismantlement of Dresden Unit 1 to allow for the decontamination and dismantlement of Units 2 and 3, with completion of these activities tentatively planned for 2035. Site restoration is planned for in 2035 and 2036, with the demolition of the remaining structures and removal of contaminated soil. The licensee plans to conduct a final site survey in late 2036. The licensee will monitor the Dresden ISFSI complex with site security and periodic inspections until final transfer of the spent fuel to the Department of Energy for disposal.

The facility retains its Part 50 license [Possession Only] but is no longer authorized to operate or place fuel in the reactor vessel. Final decommissioning activities are currently required to be completed by October 31, 2038.

The following decommissioning transition licensing actions are ongoing:

3.0 Major Technical or Regulatory Issues

None

4.0 Estimated Date For Closure

2038

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