Scriba, New York
Local population: 73,841 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Boiling Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 10/17/74-10/17/34
Owner:
Entergy Nuclear Operations
Safety Issues:
Elevated Spent Fuel Pool, Groundwater Leaks Reported, Year Plus Outages
Related Links & Documents
06/21/2010Fission Stories #53
covers the plant owner’s failure to lock up security information .
09/18/2006 UCS documented the factors leading to the year-plus reactor outage that began in November 1991 in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report. See details | Download the pdf
07/01/2005 UCS explained the reported discovery of water leaking from the torus, a large metal vessel partially filled with water to absorb the energy released during an accident to protect components and structures from excessive pressure and temperature. Download the pdf
