Waterford, Connecticut
Local population: 139,205 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 09/26/75-07/31/35
Owner:
Dominion Generation
Safety Issues:
Groundwater Leaks Reported, Heightened NRC Attention, Year Plus Outages
Related Links & Documents
09/26/2012 An All Things Nuclear blog post put the unplanned shut down of the reactor due to high ocean water temperatures in context.
02/12/2011Fission Stories #58 described how numerous error-prevention measures failed to prevent the control room operators from losing control of the reactor power level during a routine test of some turbine valves.
09/18/2006 UCS documented the factors leading to the year-plus reactor outage that began in February 1996 in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report. See details | Download the pdf (1.5 kb)
