TVA: mission accomplished?
“The nonpower side may be small, but it's the most visible part of the TVA mission”
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Controversial Former Progress Energy CEO Appointed to Head TVA
“Though willing to maintain an open mind, I'm surprised that TVA's Board would hire Mr. Johnson with his controversial past.”
State regions out of compliance because of high ozone levels
Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist notified the EPA that all monitored ozone regions in Tennessee are out of compliance with new federal clean air regulations, despite the state achieving 99% compliance under previous standards. The stricter regulations…
Critics fume over out-of-state waste
The Department of Energy plans to burn 2.9 million pounds of toxic waste at its Oak Ridge incinerator, including shipments from multiple states. Local environmentalists oppose the plan, while DOE officials argue it is necessary for…
2000 stock market hammers TVA fund
“I think things are going very well”
Proposal for Nuke Waste Site Questioned
“If this amendment sticks, Georgia is going to be seriously in trouble”
CODE RED ALERT: CONFRONTING NUCLEAR POWER IN GEORGIA
SACE's comprehensive report 'Code Red Alert' examines the dangers of nuclear power in Georgia, including radiation health effects, nuclear waste storage problems, terrorism vulnerabilities, and excessive water consumption. The report details existing nuclear facilities in Georgia…
Tritium
“With radioactive material, they generally consider ten half-lives have to pass by before you have a fraction of what you started with. That would be about 130 years for all the tritium from the original spill to dissipate.”
Georgia Power wins ruling on research study
“something of a farce”
TVA criticized for ending valleywide rate meetings
“one more block in the wall of TVA's perceived siege mentality”
TVA needs to reassess nuclear program
“The problem is that nuclear power is taking over a billion dollars a year in construction and another half billion dollars a year in operating and maintenance costs and in two and a half years it hasn't produced a single watt of electricity”
TVA to schedule meetings for public
“It is a step. We're encouraged that, after some deliberation, Mr. Runyon has decided to open management up to the people of the valley.”
Sevier plant marks TVA move away from coal
TVA's new John Sevier Combined Cycle natural gas plant near Rogersville, Tennessee marks a significant shift in the utility's generation portfolio, with coal now producing only one-third of TVA's power compared to 52 percent in fiscal…
The Radicals
“You can't come into a community and say, 'Hey, wake up. Look at what's wrong.' You have to learn the community. When you say this is such a backward and slow place, you put people on the fences because you're making them feel right away that they're ignorant and don't care about the community.”
Open Minds Urged On Sequatehie Plan
A letter to the editor from Jack Pine of Dunlap, Tennessee, responding to coverage of a public meeting on a proposed pumped storage power plant in Bledsoe County. Pine argues for keeping an open mind about…