Some facts regarding the power uprate at Browns Ferry to share with the Scottsboro Environmental group opposing the uprate:
1. The reactor does not run at a higher temperature due to the uprate. There is simply more flow of feedwater, thus more steam. So the concern about higher temperatures is unwarranted.
2. The change in the fuel was intended to extend the run time between outages, making the plant more economical to run, and it increases the plant’s availability – it has nothing to do with the uprate.
3. The reactors and turbine-generators are made by General Electric, not Westinghouse.
Basically, this group has absolutely no clue what they are talking about. They have no understanding of what they are opposing. They should quit.
Ted Long
Lenoir City, Tn.
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Re: Environmental Group Opposes Increase Of Output At TVA Nuclear Plants
In the subject article, you said Westinghouse Plants at Brown’s Ferry and Fukushima.
The author of the article, who obviously is anti-nuke, should at least have some idea about the topic.
Brown's Ferry and Fukushima are GE design plants, I worked at Fukushima and SRO’ed there.
Keith Bullen, PE