Illinois · Shut-down nuclear site
Zion
Zion is a shut-down nuclear site in Illinois. 2 reactor units are permanently shut down (since 1997), per the NRC.
Screening match
Microreactor
63.2 / 100
Data for 92% of the criteria
SMR
62.7 / 100
Data for 92% of the criteria
Large reactor
62.4 / 100
Data for 94% of the criteria
Screening only — not a site suitability determination.
Location
Illinois. Approximate location (42.45, -87.80).
Nearby candidate sites
Zion ranks 31st of 33 candidate sites in Illinois by SMR match.
- Waukegan (IL) · former coal plant · about 4 mi away
- Pleasant Prairie (WI) · former coal plant · about 8 mi away
- South Oak Creek (WI) · former coal plant + retiring coal plant · about 28 mi away
- Fisk Street (IL) · former coal plant · about 42 mi away
- Crawford (IL) · former coal plant · about 43 mi away
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