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Browns Ferry’s reactors receive subsequent license renewals
The operating licenses for the three boiling water reactors at Browns Ferry nuclear power plant, in Athens, Ala., have each been renewed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for an additional 20 years. The reactors, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, are now licensed to operate until December 2053 for Unit 1, June 2054 for Unit 2, and July 2056 for Unit 3.
Marcel C. Remillieux, Pierre-Yves Le Bas (LANL), Lukasz Pieczonka (AGH Univ of Science and Technology), Brian E. Anderson (Brigham Young Univ), T. J. Ulrich (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 115 | Number 1 | November 2016 | Pages 217-220
