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Tennessee Valley Authority may sell Alabama nuclear power plant

Tennessee Valley Authority may sell Alabama nuclear power plant BIRMINGHAM, Ala. >> The Tennessee Valley Authority said Wednesday that it is considering whether to sell its unfinished Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, started in 1974 in northeast Alabama and mothballed for the past 28 years without ever producing any electricity. The federal utility announced it is taking … Continue reading Tennessee Valley Authority may sell Alabama nuclear power plant

U.S. Regulators Approve First New Nuclear Plant in Nearly 20 Years

U.S. Regulators Approve First New Nuclear Plant in Nearly 20 Years The U.S. approved a request to begin generating electricity at a nuclear reactor, the first time in almost 20 years that federal regulators have given a new nuclear power plant such a license, Rebecca Smith reports. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave approval to the … Continue reading U.S. Regulators Approve First New Nuclear Plant in Nearly 20 Years

Theodore Besmann: Nuclear energy best for long-term needs

Theodore Besmann: Nuclear energy best for long-term needs A year remains until the scheduled completion of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar 2 nuclear plant. This represents a significant national milestone, as Watts Bar will be the first U.S. power reactor completed in this century. Construction was suspended around 1985 as TVA focused on completing … Continue reading Theodore Besmann: Nuclear energy best for long-term needs