Browns Ferry reactor remains offline

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January 1, 2011

By Adam Smith adam@athensnews-courier.com The News Courier Sat Jan 01, 2011, 02:00 AM CST

— A reactor at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant is still offline, five days after vibrations in an electrical generator forced operators to shut it down.

On Thursday, TVA spokesman Ray Golden said the reactor will likely remain offline through the weekend, though its shutdown has not affected operations elsewhere at the facility.

The cause of the vibration stems from a subcomponent of the electrical generator called an exciter. That component has been removed and shipped to TVA’s power services shop in Muscle Shoals where it will be repaired.

“We don’t like to forecast (when the reactor will be back online), but as soon as we get that equipment repaired, we should begin resuming plant operations,” Golden said.

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