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Reactor: Beaver Valley Unit 2 Location: Shippingport, Pennsylvania Local population: 143,643 (10-mile radius) Type: Pressurized Water Reactor Status: Operating Licensed to operate from 08/14/87-05/27/47 Owner: FirstEnergy Nuclear Safety Issues: Fire Protection Problems, Flooding Hazard, Groundwater Leaks Reported, Heightened NRC Attention
Related Links & Documents *04/12/2005* UCS petitioned the NRC to sanction FirstEnergy because their license renewal application was incomplete and inaccurate, violating federal regulations. Download the pdf *09/15/1990* Fission Stories #76 explained how the containment building’s ventilation system caused water to overflow the spent fuel pool.