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Browns Ferry 1 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Browns Ferry facility.

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Current Reactor Status

Report Date: April 3, 2026

Lifecycle: Commissioned | Reactor: ONLINE

Source: NRC Power Reactor Status Reports

Recent Power History

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%

Current

97.8%

365-Day Avg

#42

of 94 plants

Min: 0% Max: 100% 11 days <80%

Ratings

Browns Ferry

Above Average: 20 (33%)
Average: 15 (25%)
Below Average: 24 (40%)

Total Members Voted: 25

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Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure

Operating Age: 51.7 Yrs

Build Time: 7.2 Yrs

Lic. Remaining: 27.7 Yrs

Production & Power

Lifetime CF: 62.8%

Efficiency: 31.8%

Generated: 188.4 TWh

Reliability & Outages

Record Run: 710 Days

Refuelings: 9

Scram History 8 events since 2011

8

Total

6

Automatic

2

Manual

5.6

Avg Recovery (days)

Recent Events

2025-07-31	Auto	AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provid...
2024-04-23	Auto	AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM WITH ECCS ACTUATION The following in...
2023-05-19	Auto	AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM The following information was provid...
2020-07-20	Manual	BIOFOULING OF INTAKE STRUCTURE LEADS TO MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM...
2018-03-17	Auto	AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO TURBINE CONTROL VALVE CLOSURE...
2014-08-25	Auto	TURBINE GENERATOR NEUTRAL OVERVOLTAGE CAUSES A REACTOR SCRAM...
2013-03-18	Manual	MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO LOWERING CONDENSER VACUUM "At 04...
2011-04-26	Auto	NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER A...

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Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority

Architect Engineer: TVA

Constructor: TVA

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: BWR

Containment: BWR-MARK 1

NSS Supplier: GE 4

Thermal Power: 3952 MWt

Net Capacity: 1256 MWe

Efficiency: 31.8%

Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000259

License #: DPR-33

License Type: OL-FP

Const. Permit: 1967-05-10

Operating Lic: 1973-12-20

Commercial Op: 1974-08-01

License Renewed: 2006-05-04

License Exp: 2053-12-20

Facility Map

34.7058, -87.1202

Location & Contact

Address:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Road
Athens, Al 35611, USA

Phone: (265) 729-2000

Website: http://www.tva.gov/

Per Diem Data

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