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U.S. Nuclear Reactors

Reactor:
Browns Ferry Unit 2
Location:

Decatur, Alabama
Local population: 34,794 (10-mile radius)

Type:

Boiling Water Reactor

Status:

Operating
Licensed to operate from 08/02/74-06/28/34

Owner:

Tennessee Valley Authority

Safety Issues:

Elevated Spent Fuel Pool, Fire Protection Problems, Flooding Hazard, Groundwater Leaks Reported, Heightened NRC Attention, Year Plus Outages

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Related Links & Documents

09/18/2006   UCS documented the factors leading to the year-plus reactor outage that began in September 1984 in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report.  See details | Download the pdf

09/18/2006  UCS documented causes and corrections for the year-plus reactor outage following the 1975 fire in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report.  See details | Download the pdf

03/22/1975  Fission Stories #16 explains how a worker using a candle to search for air leaks in the room directly below the control room started a fire that disabled all of the emergency core cooling systems for Unit 1 and most of those systems for Unit 2.