Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station
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Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Ohio known for its pressurized water reactor and several high-profile safety and regulatory incidents.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial power station
ⓘ
nuclear power plant ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1970s ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| coolingSource | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| design | two-loop pressurized water reactor design ⓘ |
| gridConnection | PJM Interconnection region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnectionDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| gridOperator | PJM Interconnection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContainmentType | steel-lined concrete containment ⓘ |
| hasCoolingTowers | mechanical draft cooling towers ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyPlanningZone |
10-mile plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone
ⓘ
50-mile ingestion pathway emergency planning zone ⓘ |
| hasLicense | operating license from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| hasSafetyIssue |
containment air cooler degradation
ⓘ
control rod drive mechanism nozzle cracking ⓘ reactor vessel head corrosion ⓘ |
| hasSpentFuelStorage |
dry cask storage
ⓘ
spent fuel pool ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oak Harbor, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ Ottawa County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| nearCity | Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| netElectricalCapacity_MWe | approximately 900 ⓘ |
| notableIncident |
near-breach of reactor pressure vessel head in 2002
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reactor coolant system leakage issues ⓘ severe reactor vessel head corrosion discovered in 2002 ⓘ |
| numberOfReactors | 1 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | uranium dioxide ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| reactorGeneration | Generation II ⓘ |
| reactorStatus | operational as of early 2020s ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier | Babcock & Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType | pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAction |
extended shutdown ordered by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2002
ⓘ
significant fines imposed by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyCultureConcern |
criticized for inadequate maintenance practices
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criticized for weak safety culture ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
auxiliary feedwater system
ⓘ
containment spray system ⓘ emergency core cooling system ⓘ |
| steamGeneratorType | U-tube steam generators ⓘ |
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