With Lessons Learned on Two Restarts Third Time’s a Charm
The Tennessee Valley Authority and its contractors had a distinct advantage when they set about the $1.8-billion job of restarting Unit 1 at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabamathey had already finished that task on the sites other two units.
As a result, TVAs latest unit overhaul will cost less and require fewer man hours, says Jon Rupert, the federal utilitys Unit 1 restart vice president. The project began in May 2002 and was scheduled for completion in five years. Officials say it is now running ahead of schedule, with construction about 65% complete and a projected on-line date as early as November 2006.