by Associated Press Published: March 17,2010
Tags: energy, nuclear energy, TVA, utilities
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Tennessee Valley Authority executives say they are delaying a planned April decision on whether to possibly build a new reactor at the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in northeast Alabama. Utility spokesman Terry Johnson told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that the board is delaying a decision that was expected [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 4,2010
Tags: energy, Entergy, nuclear energy, spinoff, utilities
NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corp. has agreed to financial concessions in an attempt to win approval from New York regulators for its proposed spinoff of six nuclear units. The New York State Public Service Commission is scheduled Thursday to consider whether to allow the New Orleans-based Entergy to create a separate, publicly-traded company known as Enexus [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 2,2010
Tags: construction, energy, engineering, jobs, nuclear energy, recession, utilities
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Bechtel Power Corp. announced March 1 that it is laying off more than 600 engineers and support staff as design work ends ahead of construction of a second reactor at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Watts Bar nuclear power plant. Francis Caravan, a spokesman for Bechtel, told the Knoxville News Sentinel that workers [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 25,2010
Tags: energy, Entergy, nuclear energy
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Senate voted yesterday to block the state’s only nuclear plant, which is operated by Entergy Corp., from operating after its license expires in 2012. This is at least a temporary setback for nuclear power only a week after President Barack Obama announced loan guarantees for building two reactors in the State [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 25,2010
Tags: Department of Energy, energy, nuclear energy
JACKSON — The Department of Energy’s recently-announced loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors has its backers, including Advance Mississippi. Advance Mississippi chairman Glenn McCullough Jr. released the following statement: “Advance Mississippi commends the U.S. Department of Energy for its loan guarantee program for new nuclear power generation. Nuclear energy is an important component of our nation’s energy [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 16,2010
Tags: energy, nuclear energy, President Barack Obama, utilities
BURKE, Ga. — President Barack Obama will announce a guarantee of $8.3 billion in loans for the first new U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades, underscoring the administration’s efforts to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Obama was to make remarks today after touring a jobs center in Maryland. He was expected to announce the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 5,2010
Tags: Department of Energy, nuclear energy, nuclear warfare, TVA, utilities
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Plans for the Tennessee Valley Authority to possibly increase production of bomb-making tritium to a second nuclear plant are included in the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposed budget. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the White House budget for 2011 includes funds for TVA to produce tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 2,2010
Tags: energy, nuclear energy, safety, utilities
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking for a 2½-year extension of a March 31 deadline to comply with federal security requirements at its nuclear power plants. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in federal filings last week it is considering requests for more time to increase security around the Watts Bar Nuclear [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: January 29,2010
Tags: energy, nuclear energy, utilities
JACKSON — Entergy Nuclear has signed an agreement with Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to extend management support services to Cooper Nuclear Station until Jan. 2029. The original contract between the companies, signed in 2003, was for the remaining years of the plant’s original operating license, currently due to expire in 2014 and presently under [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: January 25,2010
Tags: Dr. Patrick Moore, JSU forum, nuclear energy
Former Greenpeace activist tells JSU forum nuclear energy is best clean energy option Working in a nuclear power plant is safer than working in a bank. Environmentalist and nuclear energy advocate Dr. Patrick Moore cited this conclusion from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics safety information at a nuclear energy forum held at Jackson State University. Moore is well [...] [...]