The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley Authority, announced Tuesday it submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small, modular nuclear reactor.
Nuclear will be part of the clean energy future. Tennessee plans to lead in building ‘small’ reactors.
In Oak Ridge, the place where the first electricity from nuclear power was generated, the Tennessee Valley Authority is planning to build what may become the nation’s first mini nuclear plant.
TVA Applies for Sequoyah Renewal
By 2021, the license for both of Sequoyah’s reactors will expire. TVA hopes federal regulators will extend the plant’s lifespan by two decades.
Watts Bar, Bellefonte Reactor Licenses On Hold
Federal Regulators say they’ll temporarily stop issuing certain licenses for nuclear reactors until they’ve sorted out how to deal with nuclear waste.
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