TVA’s oldest nuclear power plant, which was issued a red flag warning eight years ago when a coolant valve failed to work and was cited again five years ago over staffing failures in it radiological emergency plan, has upgraded operations and received the highest rating by nuclear inspectors last year, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission finding released Friday.
Joel Munday, director of the NRC’s division of reactor projects, said all three units at Browns Ferry were rated in the top category for regulated performance.
“The NRC determined the performance of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plants Unit 1, 2 and 3 during the most recent quarter was within.the highest performance caegory of the NRC’s Regulatory Oversight Process action matrix because all inspection findings had very low safety significance and all performance indicators were within the expected range,” Munday said in a letter to TVA. “Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct baseline inspections at your facility.”
Fisher-Price recalls nearly 5 million infant sleepers
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