Photo gallery—Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, TVA’s largest generating asset and the third-largest nuclear power producer in the U.S., on Aug. 1, 2024, turned 50. Browns Ferry Unit 1 began ...

Operational since 1974, Browns Ferry is TVA’s first nuclear power plant. Unit 1 began commercial operation on Aug. 1, 1974, followed by Unit 2 in 1975 and Unit 3 in 1977. In 1985, though ...

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports. DAVID KESTENBAUM: The Browns Ferry 1 plant sits on the Tennessee River. It hasn't exactly been a poster child for nuclear power. In 1975, workers started a fire ...

We just at Browns Ferry did an extensive in-vessel inspection ... "There's been much work to address the aging of nuclear power plants, which are very complex structures. Major concerns are ...

The plant operated for years with a bias toward power production ... It's not that Browns Ferry experienced an accident, explains David Lochbaum, a nuclear engineer with the Union of Concerned ...

TVA is also seeking to extend the life of its oldest and biggest nuclear power plant. TVA directors this week authorized its staff to prepare plans to operate its Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near ...

The Times Free Press reports modifications to reactors at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens, Alabama, added power and expanded service to almost 300,000 more homes. TVA CEO Jeff Lyash said the ...

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ATLANTA -- Federal regulators ordered in-depth inspections Tuesday at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant run ... a rare red finding against the nuclear power plant near Athens after it investigated ...

TVA's oldest nuclear reactor shut down Sunday due to a turbine control problem. The Unit 1 reactor at the Browns Ferry plant near Athens ... at 100 percent power while Unit 3 is shut down for ...