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.
TVA Done With Sequoyah Maintenance
Work on the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant’s Unit Two reactor is finished ahead of schedule and under budget.
Kilgore: Refurbishment of Sequoyah Unit Two Ahead of Schedule
TVA is using remote-controlled robots and what it calls the world’s largest crane to lift the top off the reactor’s containment building and replace a set of steam generators. Seqouyah has been operating since 1980. By replacing the generators, TVA hopes federal regulators will renew its license for another 20 years.
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