Monroe, Michigan
Local population: 104,850 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor
Status:
Shutdown
Licensed to operate from 05/10/63-09/22/72
Owner:
Detroit Edison Company
Safety Issues:
Year Plus Outages
Related Links & Documents
09/18/2006 UCS documented the factors leading to the year-plus reactor outage that began in October 1966 with the fuel element melting event in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report. See details | Download the pdf
