Brownville, Nebraska
Local population: 10,965 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Boiling Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 01/18/74-01/18/34
Owner:
Nebraska Public Power District
Safety Issues:
Elevated Spent Fuel Pool, Fire Protection Problems, Flooding Hazard, Near Misses
Related Links & Documents
07/13/2005 UCS complimented NRC Region IV via this letter for not falling for Cooper management's lame excuses why a 10-plus minute fire (which has to be reported to NRC) was actually a 9-minute fire followed immediately by another fire in the exact same place (which wasn't reported to the NRC). Download the pdf
04/04/1984Fission Stories #6
explained how a bulldozer landscaping grounds outside the plant sheared off a
fire hydrant. The geyser shooting from the ruptured fire main caused the fire
header pressure to drop, automatically starting all of the fire pumps to
recover it. The pressure pulse caused the fire sprinklers to release water that
disabled the emergency system used to filter releases following an accident.