Cost of completing reactor at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant rises by up to $2 billion
“TVA's decision in August, 2007, to restart construction on Watts Bar's second reactor was flawed from the very beginning”
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Residents, activists prod EPA for coal ash rules
“There's an extraordinary amount of frustration because this is a festering problem”
TVA considers reviving idle nuclear facilities
“TVA is not looking forward, it is still locked in the failed vision of the past”
Switch to Green Power!
SACE press release promoting Green Power Switch, a renewable energy program launched by TVA and participating utilities on Earth Day 2000. The release invites Southeast residents to purchase clean energy blocks at $4 per 150 kWh…
Setting An Energy Standard
“They have driven a significant amount of investment and renewables there, and there is no data that indicates RESs drive up electricity rates; that is totally a myth, and the most common one.”
Progress Energy raises price tag, delays start date of Levy nuclear plant
“We need a hall monitor to say this doesn't make sense, whether it's the speaker of the (Florida) House, the president of the Senate or the governor.”
UCS: Power puts strain on water supplies
The Union of Concerned Scientists warns that a proposed coal-fired power plant in Georgia's Washington County could strain local water supplies by requiring groundwater tapping for cooling. Katherine Cummings of the Fall-line Alliance for a Clean…
NRC Petitioned to Stop Final Licensing Decisions for Nearly Three Dozen Nuclear Reactors in Wake of Waste Confidence Ruling
“We are part of this important effort to ensure that local communities and the public finally have the ability to raise important concerns about the risks associated with radioactive waste and subsequent storage at nuclear plants across the Southeast. The Court agreed with us that it's long overdue for these serious impacts to finally be evaluated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and shared with the public. Now we're just making sure that'll happen--that communities will have a voice.”
MSU sustainability leader Jeremiah Dumas receives TVA 'pioneer' honor
Mississippi State University's assistant research professor Jeremiah Dumas received TVA's 'Campus Sustainability Pioneer' honor as part of the Green Power Switch Leadership Awards program, jointly administered by TVA and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The…
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Webinar Series
The Green Register highlights SACE's popular multi-media webinar series, noting that over three years' worth of programs are now accessible in SACE's webinar archive. The article mentions that SACE addresses topics including climate science, wind energy,…
Watts Bar project to delay Bellefonte
“yet another chapter in TVA's long history of dramatic delays and nuclear cost overruns. Someone needs to be held accountable for this $2 billion mistake. This is simply unacceptable.”
Power4Georgians in Tenuous Position on Plant Washington After Legal Agreement
“Today's agreement is great news for Georgia ratepayers, who will now avoid $2.3 billion in costs from Plant Ben Hill and reduce their monthly utility bill through new energy efficiency programs. It also sends a message to those who continue to support Plant Washington: you can't ignore the public health costs of dirty energy sources any more.”
Bill would expand TVA board
“We're generally supportive of the concept”
TVA board approves billions more to finish Watts Bar reactor
The TVA board approved continued construction of Unit 2 at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant with an additional $1.5–2 billion in funding, bringing the total project cost to $4–4.5 billion. TVA President Tom Kilgore stated the reactor…
TVA commission would have strong powers, big task
“TVA is notorious for stonewalling information”