Solar Valley Coalition
Bellefonte 1 & 2
Petition for Review: Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League filed a Petition for Review in the US Court of Appeals of the Bellefonte nuclear power plant
in Alabama. The League seeks judicial review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s reinstatement of construction permits for two nuclear reactors, the so-
called Bellefonte 1 and 2. March 30, 2009.
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Bellefonte Conversion Project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Tennessee Valley Authority. October 2008.
Bellefonte gains nod to rebuild. By Dave Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free Press. March 14, 2009.
NRC reinstates permits for TVA’s Bellefonte plant. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Dave Flessner. 2/19/08.
NRC AUTHORIZES REINSTATEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR REACTORS 1 AND 2 NRC Press Release. February 19,
2009
NRC asked to scrap new Bellefonte units. Chattanooga TImes Free Press. Sept. 13, 2008. BEST/BREDL's contention filed.
TVA asks NRC to renew build permits for 2 reactors. WTOP News. August 27, 2008.
TVA's letter to the NRC announcing its its proposal to reinstate the construction license of Bellefonte 1 and 2.
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TVA reconsiders the fate of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant. By Dave Flessner • CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS • April 3, 2009
TVA's Bellefonte nuclear plant reconsidered. Reinstated permit draws support, criticism. March 31, 2009. Knoxville News Sentinel. March 31, 2009.
Salvaging Bellefonte. David Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free Press. March 29, 2009.
TVA To Settle With AREVA Over Fuel Contract. Nuclear Power Industry News. 3/13/09.
TVA's Bellefonte: Mothballed, canceled and revived. Professional Reactor Operator Society. April 13, 2009.
TVA studies Bellefonte Unit 1 savings. Brian Lawson. Huntsville Times. November 22, 2009.
BREDL / SACE response to NRC's order concerning its statutory authority to reinstate BLN 1&2.
BRIEF OF THE BLUE RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE LEAGUE, ITS CHAPTER BELLEFONTE EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY TEAM AND THE
SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY REGARDING NRC’S STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO REINSTATE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AT
BELLEFONTE. 6/3/09.
NRC order issued in response to BEST / BREDL May 8 Petition.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION RELATED TO REINSTATEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 and
minority staff opinion. A MUST READ!!! 12/08.
TVA studies Bellefonte Unit 1 savings. Brian Lawson. Huntsville Times. November 22, 2009.
BREDL / SACE response to NRC's order concerning its statutory authority to reinstate BLN 1&2.
BRIEF OF THE BLUE RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE LEAGUE, ITS CHAPTER BELLEFONTE EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY TEAM AND THE
SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY REGARDING NRC’S STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO REINSTATE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AT
BELLEFONTE. 6/3/09.
NRC order issued in response to BEST / BREDL May 8 Petition.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION RELATED TO REINSTATEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 and
minority staff opinion. A MUST READ!!! 12/08.
BREDL FEIS comments. June 21, 2010
BEST FEIS comments. June 21, 2010
TVA wants to finish original Bellefonte reactor David Flessner Chattanooga Times Free Press. May 24, 2010.
Undoing the Mothballs: Long-Abandoned Nuclear Reactors Eyed for Restart TVA Looks to Finish Construction
of Alabama Reactors Started in 1974 by Dave Levitan - Mar 1st, 2010 SolveClimate.com
Jackson County Commission supports TVA. Daily Sentinel. Feb. 23, 2010
Editorial: Scottsboro should endorse TVA's nuclear revival. By Press-Register Editorial Board February 15,
2010
Environmentalists to oppose Bellefonte. By Kendra Carter. The Scottsboro Daily Sentinel. February 5, 2010.
Tennessee: Permit updated on TVA's Bellefonte Nuclear Plant. Dave Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free
Press. Jan. 14, 2010.
BREDL's Contention 6 on tendon failure. January 2010
NRC Report, Bellefonte Fails Structural Containment Tests, Containment Building "Tendon" Failure, Unsafe
Conditions. Event No. 45559 (scroll down page)
Bellefonte reactor cable break holds up work. By Dave Flessner Chattanooga Times Free Press. January
16, 2010
BEST FEIS comments. June 21, 2010
TVA wants to finish original Bellefonte reactor David Flessner Chattanooga Times Free Press. May 24, 2010.
Undoing the Mothballs: Long-Abandoned Nuclear Reactors Eyed for Restart TVA Looks to Finish Construction
of Alabama Reactors Started in 1974 by Dave Levitan - Mar 1st, 2010 SolveClimate.com
Jackson County Commission supports TVA. Daily Sentinel. Feb. 23, 2010
Editorial: Scottsboro should endorse TVA's nuclear revival. By Press-Register Editorial Board February 15,
2010
Environmentalists to oppose Bellefonte. By Kendra Carter. The Scottsboro Daily Sentinel. February 5, 2010.
Tennessee: Permit updated on TVA's Bellefonte Nuclear Plant. Dave Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free
Press. Jan. 14, 2010.
BREDL's Contention 6 on tendon failure. January 2010
NRC Report, Bellefonte Fails Structural Containment Tests, Containment Building "Tendon" Failure, Unsafe
Conditions. Event No. 45559 (scroll down page)
Bellefonte reactor cable break holds up work. By Dave Flessner Chattanooga Times Free Press. January
16, 2010
Critics blast contract for Bellefonte generators. Dave Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free Press. October 20,
2010
(See this earlier article about how TVA sold the BLN steam generators for scrap in 2006.) Salvaging Bellefonte.
David Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free Press. March 29, 2009.
Renewed TVA projects could spark business for Areva, B&W Lynchburg VA News Advance. Oct. 18, 2010
Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) has been contracted to design and build two steam generators for Bellefonte
unit 1, pending a final decision by Tennessee Valley Authority on the completion of the partially constructed reactor.
Oct. 15, 2010 World Nuclear News
TVA Bellefonte plans more clear Utility asks NRC to defer review on Westinghouse reactor request. The
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel. October 12, 2010.
AREVA awarded TVA's Bellefonte engineering contract Knoxville News Sentinel October 4, 2010
B&W to Design and Manufacture Steam Generators for TVA's Bellefonte Unit 1 Plant. Business Wire,
October 14, 2010.
$248M OK'd for TVA Bellefonte site in Ala. Agency also approves plan for increased energy efficiency By Ed
Marcum Knoxville News Sentinel August 21, 2010
2010
(See this earlier article about how TVA sold the BLN steam generators for scrap in 2006.) Salvaging Bellefonte.
David Flessner. Chattanooga Times Free Press. March 29, 2009.
Renewed TVA projects could spark business for Areva, B&W Lynchburg VA News Advance. Oct. 18, 2010
Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) has been contracted to design and build two steam generators for Bellefonte
unit 1, pending a final decision by Tennessee Valley Authority on the completion of the partially constructed reactor.
Oct. 15, 2010 World Nuclear News
TVA Bellefonte plans more clear Utility asks NRC to defer review on Westinghouse reactor request. The
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel. October 12, 2010.
AREVA awarded TVA's Bellefonte engineering contract Knoxville News Sentinel October 4, 2010
B&W to Design and Manufacture Steam Generators for TVA's Bellefonte Unit 1 Plant. Business Wire,
October 14, 2010.
$248M OK'd for TVA Bellefonte site in Ala. Agency also approves plan for increased energy efficiency By Ed
Marcum Knoxville News Sentinel August 21, 2010
Bellefonte nuclear plant restart gets green light. Pam Sohn Chattanooga Times Free Press August 19,
2011
TVA plans sale of nuclear power unit to fund new project By Josh Flory Knoxville News Sentinel August
18, 2011
TVA rejects report criticizing plan to complete Bellefonte plant Group sees risk in nuclear plan Anne
Paine Nashville Tennessean Aug. 10, 2011
TVA's Bad Nuclear Bet: Gambling Billions on Bellefonte Reactors. Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, August
2011.
TVA decision on whether to complete the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant must not sacrifice safety in
the quest for cheaper, reliable power (editorial) Huntsville TImes Aug. 2 2011
Recent decisions indicate TVA on wrong track Op-Ed: Louis Zeller, BREDL Nashville Tennessean July 28,
2011
Why We Still Need Nuclear By TOM KILGORE NYT Op-Ed July 29, 2011
Protesters ask TVA to stop building nuclear reactors Pam Sohn July 21, 2011 Chattanooga Times Free
Press.
Editorial: A fresh start for Bellefonte Chattanooga Times Free Press. July 17, 2001.
Preparing for a safe and efficient Bellefonte Ken Bonner Scottsboro (AL) Daily Sentinel June 24, 2011
Nuclear Plant, Left for Dead, Shows a Pulse By MATTHEW L. WALD New York Times June 15, 2011
Recalling TVA's Nuclear Missteps If TVA starts down that road again, it’d be wise to consider mistakes of the
past By Frank Cagle Knoxville Metropulse June 8, 2011
TVA looking again to complete Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Pam Sohn Chattanooga Times Free Press June
3, 2011.
TVA plant's old design brings fresh worries Using 1960s-era plans to finish reactor is risky, critics warn
Anne Paine Nashville Tennessean Apr. 24, 2011
Bellefonte decision won’t be made in April. TVA CEO says utility still commited to nuclear power option
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel April 6, 2011
TVA requests extension to Bellefonte 1 permit. World Nuclear News. 25 October 2010
Bellefonte Nuclear Plant gains permit extension Pam Sohn Chattanooga Times Free Press. Oct. 1, 2011
TVA details plans for modifying four dams By Hugh G. Willett Knoxville News Sentinel September 15, 2011