Rockford, Illinois
Local population: 36,110 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 01/30/87-11/06/26
Owner:
Exelon
Safety Issues:
Groundwater Leaks Reported, Near Misses
Related Links & Documents
02/06/2012Fission Stories #93 described how deficient procedures and training for controlling the system providing makeup cooling water led to an automatic shut down of the reactor.
01/30/2012Fission Stories #111 described how a design error in the voltage protection system allowed an electrical fault to propagate until the connections to all offsite electrical power supplies were lost.
10/25/2007 UCS explained the piping corrosion problems that forced both reactors to shut down on October 19, 2007. Download the pdf (1.5 kB)