Press Mention Chattanooga Times Free Press April 5, 2012
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Cost of completing reactor at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant rises by up to $2 billion
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TVA announced that completing the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant's Unit 2 reactor will require an additional $1.5–$2 billion and three more years beyond the original timeline. Dr. Stephen A. Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, criticized TVA's 2007 decision to restart construction on the reactor as fundamentally flawed, calling for the TVA board to reconsider its emphasis on nuclear energy.
TVA's decision in August, 2007, to restart construction on Watts Bar's second reactor was flawed from the very beginning
Stephen A. Smith
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Video: Cost of completing reactor at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant rises by up to $2 billion
April 6, 2012
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Pam Sohn
SPRING CITY, Tenn. -- TVA's acknowledgment Thursday that finishing the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant's Unit 2 reactor will take three more years and up to $2 billion in added costs has critics calling for the TVA board to rethink its emphasis on nuclear energy.
"TVA's decision in August, 2007, to restart construction on Watts Bar's second reactor was flawed from the very beginning," said Dr. Stephen A. Smith, executive director of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.