Alabama's Farley Nuclear Station Undergoes Valve Repair on Unit 1

SUGAR LAND--May 27, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Maintenance personnel at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Station, which is located near Columbia, Alabama, kept a watchful eye on a leak found in the Unit 1 during the most recent re-fueling outage, which ended earlier this month. The station is owned by Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia).

Within this article: Details on the shutdown, including affected capacity, current schedules and suspected causes.