The TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens, Ala.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the time for TVA to meet a new fire protection requirement at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.
NRC spokesman Joey Ledford said TVA asked for an extension as it plows through the reviews and policy changes to bring Browns Ferry out from under a “red” safety finding NRC leveled against the utility last year.
Last week, Preston Swafford, TVA executive vice president and chief nuclear officer, told NRC that TVA is beginning to see improvements “but we’re not there yet.”
TVA spokesman Mike Bradley said Tuesday that in March 2009, TVA committed to adopt the new requirement for fire protection and submit a license amendment to the NRC by March 2012.
But in late 2011, TVA determined the original March 2012 date for the license amendment required adjustment.