Clay Station, California
Local population: (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Shutdown
Licensed to operate from 08/16/74-06/07/89
Owner:
Sacramento Municipal Utilities District
Safety Issues:
Groundwater Leaks Reported, Year Plus Outages
Related Links & Documents
09/18/2006 UCS documented the factors leading to the year-plus reactor outage that began in December 1985 in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report. See details | Download the pdf (1.5 kb)
03/18/1981Fission Stories #14
described how workers discovered that rust flakes had clogged about 85 percent
of the tubes inside an oil cooler for an emergency pump.
