The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Station near Athens, Ala.
The spent fuel rod pool for the Unit 1 reactor is shown at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Athens, Ala.TVA’s oldest nuclear reactor resumed power generation today after successfully completing a refueling and maintenance outage.
The Unit 1 reactor at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant returned to service at 8:16 p.m. CDT on Wednesday. Plant operators will be raising power over the next several days until the unit once again achieves full power.
“The Browns Ferry team worked hard to refuel and prepare Unit 1 for the next two-year cycle of generating safe, reliable and carbon-free electricity for those we serve across the Tennessee Valley,” said Browns Ferry Site Vice President Keith Polson.
“The team’s performance during this outage demonstrates their continued commitment to fulfilling a top TVA priority for all three of our units – achieving sustained operational excellence.”
During the Unit 1 outage, more than 11,000 work activities were completed, including the installation of 308 new fuel assemblies in the reactor core.