After decades, preventable fire hazards persist at Alabama reactor

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Troubles persist at Browns Ferry, catalyst for tougher rules 36 years ago

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Early in crisis, Senator helps nuclear industry sway colleagues on safety

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Reactors at heart of Japanese nuclear crisis raised concerns as early as 1972, memos show

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Could rupture of aging pipeline ignite nuclear plant's control room?

By Susan Q. Stranahan

A more likely nuclear nightmare

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Excerpts from this story referencing "Browns Ferry nuclear plant":

"… serious risks of fires – when a candle ignited a major emergency at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant – preventable fire hazards still persist at the nation’s reactors, inc …"

Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Recent spate of ‘unlikely’ events - storms, hurricane and a quake - expose peril of relying on computer models in securing nuclear plants

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A more likely nuclear nightmare

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Excerpts from this story referencing "Browns Ferry nuclear plant":

"… he South. One storm toppled transmission towers, knocking out power to the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama, which relied on emergency backup systems for five days.Repeate …"

"… gory.Another illustration of the perils of flawed assumptions involved the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which in May was h …"