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Browns Ferry-3
The Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant is located on the Tennessee River near Decatur and Athens, Alabama, on the north side (right bank) of Wheeler Lake. The site has three General Electric boiling water reactor (BWR) nuclear generating units and is owned entirely by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Technical Specifications
- Capacity
- 1065 MW
- Reactor Type
- BWR
- Model
- BWR-4 (Mark 1)
- IAEA ID
- 641
Timeline
- Construction Started
- July 1, 1968
- Operational From
- March 1, 1977
- Current Status
- Operational
Location
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Limestone County
- Coordinates
- 34.7040°, -87.1190°
Operator & Owner
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
Data source: WNA/IAEA • Last verified against IAEA PRIS database