Browns Ferry nuke plant fined 140K for safety violations

ATHENS — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited the Tennessee Valley Authority over fire-safety violations at its Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, according to NRC and TVA officials.

It's the second time this month the NRC has issued citations against the Limestone County plant.

The NRC, which proposed a $140,000 civil penalty over the most recent violations, found on “numerous occasions” in May 2015 that contract workers at the plant “deliberately failed” to conduct roving fire watches.

The fire watches were required at the time because fire protection equipment was temporarily out of service, according to the NRC.

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