Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Local population: 216,988 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Boiling Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 08/08/85-10/26/24
Owner:
Exelon
Safety Issues:
Earthquake Risk, Elevated Spent Fuel Pool, Groundwater Leaks Reported
Related Links & Documents
09/11/1995Fission Stories #12
explains how debris inside the suppression pool – the large body of water used
by the emergency pumps – clogged the intakes to some of the emergency pumps,
disabling them.
09/11/1985Fission Stories #56
describes a problem faced during a special test when workers were slowed by
locked doors and missing keys.
