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🇺🇸 Browns Ferry

Name: Browns Ferry
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈3,195 MW

Units3

First Online1974

Construction Start1967

Reactor power (NRC)100% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypeBWR

Coordinates34.704, -87.119

Browns Ferry is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 3 recorded unit(s), 3 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 3,195 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 3 of 3 reactors at this site were generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1974. Reactor technology on site: BWR.

Reactor units at Browns Ferry

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Browns Ferry-1	Operational	BWR BWR-4 (Mark 1)	1,065 MW	Construction 1967 · Grid 1974
Browns Ferry-2	Operational	BWR BWR-4 (Mark 1)	1,065 MW	Construction 1967 · Grid 1975
Browns Ferry-3	Operational	BWR BWR-4 (Mark 1)	1,065 MW	Construction 1968 · Grid 1977

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