the SAFSTOR on Humboldt Bay (Facebook 3/21/11)

the SAFSTOR on Humboldt Bay

March 21, 2011 at 11:02am

 

"Humboldt Bay, Unit 3," a General Electric designed boiling-water power reactor, started operation in 1963.

However, a proper geological survey had not been made - the reactor was shut down in 1976, after it became evident that it had been built directly on top of the most active fault zone in the area ("Little Salmon").

35 years later, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the proud makers of SAFSTOR) is still obfuscating about the true reason for the plant's decommissioning. http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissioning/power-reactor/humboldt-bay-nuclear-power-plant-unit-3.html