* NRC has a performance indicator and inspection finding matrix webpage for each plant. There are separate pages for Unit 2 and Unit 3

* Browns Ferry had a checkered early history after it opened in the mid 1970s. In 1985, TVA shut the plant to make changes after a series of problems. Two of the plant's three reactors came back on line in the 1990s and in recent years it has ranked as a top performing plant. [This is how NRC's regional branch chief Paul E. Fredrickson described the site at annual performance review meeting on June 13, 2001]

Jan 22, 2013

* Browns Ferry - 1,400 workers (that's up from 1,165 last year)

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant remains the top Limestone County employer with nearly 1,400 workers who currently maintain and operate the plant compared to 1,165 workers last year, according to TVA and a mid-year review conducted in 2012 by the Limestone County Economic Development Association.