Federal regulators will soon hear why a key valve apparently failed at a nuclear plant in Alabama.
Tennessee Valley Authority officials will get an opportunity Monday in Atlanta to speak about why a valve on a coolant system appears to have gotten stuck in the shut position at its Unit 1 reactor at the Browns Ferry Plant near Athens, Ala.
NRC officials said in a report that the failure of that valve could have left a residual heat removal system unable to do its job, particularly if there was a fire.
TVA officials say the mechanical problem was discovered, repaired and reported while the reactor was shut down for refueling. They say it was never a safety threat. The reactor has other cooling systems.
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