Between moving the island 4 closer to the DW and cutting 4 inches off the countertop, you would gain 8 inches more space in front of the fridge. With backless stools, I think that would be adequate. It might still feel a little bit tight but not so much so that no one ever wants to sit down at the counter.
Limerick Generating Station. The Limerick Nuclear Generating Station is a dual-unit nuclear power plant situated next to the Schuylkill River, in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania. Its two General Electric Boiling Water Reactors have an installed capacity of 1,134 megawatts each.
The world's first power station was designed and built by Lord Armstrong at Cragside, England in 1868. Water from one of the lakes was used to power Siemens dynamos. The electricity supplied power to lights, heating, produced hot water, ran an elevator as well as labor-saving devices and farm buildings.