NRC Event Notification: Secondary Containment Compromised for Minutes at River Bend Nuclear Plant
July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The River Bend Station nuclear power plant, Louisiana, experienced a brief breach in secondary containment on July 21, 2025, while operating at full reactor power. An alarm alerted the central station that door PW123-01, a crucial secondary containment barrier, was not fully secured.
A security officer quickly responded, discovering the door closed but its latches, or "dogs," disengaged. The officer immediately secured the door by engaging the latche . . .
A security officer quickly responded, discovering the door closed but its latches, or "dogs," disengaged. The officer immediately secured the door by engaging the latche . . .