TVA votes to restart Browns Ferry unit
“no other utility could get away with doing this — making a $18 billion decision based on staff recommendation”
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TVA ready to explain restart plan
“Instead of spending money to bring an aging reactor out of retirement, the utility should be promoting conservation of electrical power by customers.”
TVA may vote today to restart reactor
“No other utility could get away with doing this — making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation. This is a huge, huge gamble. This is a very risky proposition for ratepayers.”
Terrorism challenges nuclear plant security
“It has been shown that nuclear power plants are not designed to withstand a large jetliner attack like the one on Sept. 11. The fact that we no longer have protected air space around nuclear plants is a real cause for concern, for not only reactor containment buildings but for spent fuel ponds and other facilities with potentially dangerous materials.”
Study finds cause of Appalachian smog
A 10-year study by the Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative concludes that local sources in the region cause most of the mountain haze, contradicting the long-held belief that pollution drifted from the industrial Midwest. The report recommends…
TVA gambles on old Alabama reactor
“no other utility could get away with doing this — making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation”
Hartsville in running for nuclear fuel plant
“I think people in Middle Tennessee ought to be up in arms.”
TVA plants are underinsured, officials say
“The likelihood of a nuclear plant attack has dramatically increased. They couldn't build another nuclear plant for $2.06 billion, but they could replace it with another form of power like natural gas.”
Bellefonte set for use if TVA makes a decision
“Bellefonte would be a perfect site for TVA to consider for a natural gas-powered production plant”
Bacon's insurance on nuclear plants unchanged since Sept. 11
“Post-Sept. 11 you should have greater investment in security and greater investment in things like insurance. With the ongoing sophistication and threats from terrorism ... the likelihood of a nuclear plant attack has dramatically increased. They couldn't build another nuclear plant for $2.06 billion (insurance coverage), but they could replace it with another form of power like natural gas.”
Frist and EPA to discuss Smokies air pollution
“We have been concerned that the detail associated with Clear Skies is lacking. Clear Skies is really just a framework and the details are just not there.”
Critics fear $7 billion SRS boondoggle
“some fairly serious concerns with the mixed oxide fuel program”
TVA moving forward with plans for smaller nuclear reactors to achieve carbon-free goal
“It's quite frustrating to watch TVA chase after unproven technologies without known costs like SMRs — or still wanting to build more natural gas generation — while they are slow to adopt proven and cost-effective technologies like solar power”
TVA lags other utilities in the South in turning to the sun for power
“TVA is the largest federal public power utility and should be aligned with and leading President (Joe) Biden's executive order to achieve 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030.”
The TVA is dumping a mountain of coal ash in Black south Memphis
The TVA is trucking millions of tons of contaminated coal ash through south Memphis, a predominantly Black environmental justice community already burdened by 22 other polluting industries, for nearly a decade to dispose of it in…