This Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear plant has had a number of incidents. In 1975, a worker looking for leaks with a lighted candle started a fire that burned out all the electrical controls for the reactor, causing $100 million in damages, and a near disaster when cooling water temperature for the reactor rods fluctuated drastically due to the lack of controls. In the 1980s, the number 3 reactor was shut down for safety concerns.
Location:
25 miles W of Huntsville, near Athens
(POINT(-87.12055 34.7070125)) (show on map)
