Richland, Washington
Local population: (10-mile radius)
Type:
Boiling Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 04/13/84-12/20/23
Owner:
Energy Northwest
Safety Issues:
Elevated Spent Fuel Pool, Flooding Hazard, Groundwater Leaks Reported
Related Links & Documents
06/17/1998Fission Stories #5
describes how 163,000 gallons of water leaking from ruptured fire sprinkler piping flooded the basement of the reactor building, disabling all three residual heat removal pumps and the low pressure core spray pump – the entire lineup of low pressure emergency core cooling pumps.
