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Kewaunee

The photographs focus on the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant on the western shore of Lake Michigan, covering the decommissioned facility’s containment structures, cooling systems, and surrounding shoreline. Driftwood along the lake’s edge and submerged rock formations recur alongside views of the plant itself, placing an industrial site in a persistent natural context.

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Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant's turquoise-striped containment dome and cooling structures on Lake Michigan's Wisconsin shoreline.
Kewaunee Power Station sits on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Carlton, Wisconsin, just south of the town of Kewaunee. The single-unit pressurized water reactor began commercial operation in 1974, built and originally operated by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. Dominion Energy later took over the plant before its owners shut it down in 2013, citing economics rather than safety concerns. The containment structure, with its rounded dome and reinforced concrete walls, housed the reactor vessel that once generated enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes. In 2022, ownership transferred to NorthStar Group for decommissioning, a process that includes dismantling the reactor systems and eventually restoring the site.
Driftwood and fallen trees line Lake Michigan's shore near Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Lake Michigan's shoreline near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, collects driftwood carried in by wind and current action along the western shore. The Kewaunee Power Station sits a few miles south of town on this same shoreline, a single-unit pressurized water reactor that began commercial operation in 1974. Dominion Energy operated the plant until its closure in 2013; NorthStar Group Services has since managed its decommissioning. The reactor generated roughly 574 megawatts of electricity during its operating years, drawing cooling water from the lake it sits beside.
Submerged rocks extend into Lake Michigan's shallow waters under blue sky.
The Kewaunee Power Station, a former nuclear power plant, is situated on the shores of Lake Michigan in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Constructed in the early 1970s, it was one of the state's early nuclear facilities, designed to generate electricity for the region. The plant ceased operations in 2013 and has since been undergoing decommissioning. The image captures the lake's shoreline near the former plant, with a line of submerged rocks extending into the water.
Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant stands on Lake Michigan shoreline in Wisconsin, permanently closed since 2013.
Kewaunee Power Station in the Town of Carlton, Wisconsin, stands on the Lake Michigan shoreline southeast of Green Bay. The single-reactor nuclear generating station began commercial operation in 1974 and was the fourth nuclear power plant built in Wisconsin. Dominion Energy permanently shut down the plant on May 7, 2013, citing unfavorable market conditions, including low wholesale electricity prices linked to inexpensive natural gas. By 2019, the reactor and auxiliary buildings remained in place on the 900-acre site as the facility continued through decommissioning.

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