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Advance Mississippi supports guarantees

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 [...] [...]

Budget calls for TVA to produce more bomb-making tritium

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, [...] [...]

Utilities pursuing stimulus funding (access required)

by Wally Northway Published: August 19,2009

Tags: ARRA, Department of Energy, Entergy, Tennessee Valley Authority

  Last April, Vice President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke detailed plans by the Department of Energy (DOE), as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), to distribute more than $3.3 billion in smart grid technology development grants and an additional $615 million for smart grid storage, monitoring and technology viability. The DOE’s [...] [...]

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