Baxley, Georgia
Local population: 22,397 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Boiling Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 06/13/78-06/13/38
Owner:
Southern Nuclear Operating Company
Safety Issues:
Elevated Spent Fuel Pool, Groundwater Leaks Reported
Related Links & Documents
03/15/2005 UCS provided an illustrated explanation for the damage workers discovered in the safety components installed to guard against excessive pressure during an accident. Download the pdf
05/14/1998Fission Stories #22
describes how hydrogen injection to control piping erosion backfired (almost
literally) when hydrogen concentrations soared to 14 percent in the turbine
building.
12/02/1986Fission Stories #42
explained how 141,000 gallons of water drained from the spent fuel pool after a
worker mistakenly stopped the flow of air to the inflatable seals around the
fuel pool’s gate.
