Rock Hill, South Carolina
Local population: 181,798 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 01/17/85-12/05/43
Owner:
Duke Energy Power Company
Safety Issues:
Fire Protection Problems, Groundwater Leaks Reported
Related Links & Documents
04/04/2012Fission Stories #119 two separate, longstanding design errors caused the reactor to be disconnected from the offsite power grid and to have one of the onsite emergency diesel generators to fail to function properly.
2010 Security problems prompted the NRC to conduct a special investigation. Details of the problems, their causes, and their fixes are not publicly available.
