Browns Ferry nuclear plant to get 20-year license extension

Houston (Platts)--2May2006

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday will extend by 20 years
the operating license for the Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry
nuclear plant, a TVA spokesman said Tuesday.

Under the new license, Browns Ferry will be able to operate until as late
as July 2036. The decision on re-licensing will be announced on Thursday when
NRC Chairman Nils Diaz visits the nuclear plant, said Frank Rapley, a
spokesman for TVA.

Located on the north shore of Wheeler Reservoir in north Alabama, Browns
Ferry was TVA's first nuclear power plant. The Browns Ferry site has three
reactors.

Unit 1, which has been closed since 1985, is expected to return to
service in 2007, following $1.8 billion in renovations, with a capacity of up
to 1,200 MW. Unit 1's license was set to expire December 20, 2013.

The licenses of units 2 and 3, each with a capacity of 1,113 MW, were set
to expire on June 28, 2014, and July 2, 2016, respectively.

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