NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Browns Ferry Power Reactor in Alabama
October 02, 2019
October 02, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54302) involving the Browns Ferry power reactor in Alabama:
AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DURING REACTOR STARTUP
"On 10/1/2019 at 0307 CDT, Unit 2 was conducting a normal reactor startup and received a valid Reactor Protection System (RPS) scram. The reactor was critical in MODE 2 at the Point of Adding Heat. Operators began withdrawing Source Range Monitor (SRM) Instrume . . .
AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DURING REACTOR STARTUP
"On 10/1/2019 at 0307 CDT, Unit 2 was conducting a normal reactor startup and received a valid Reactor Protection System (RPS) scram. The reactor was critical in MODE 2 at the Point of Adding Heat. Operators began withdrawing Source Range Monitor (SRM) Instrume . . .