Solar Valley Coalition
TVA Small Modular
Reactors - SMRs
FEDERAL TAX POLICY TOWARDS ENERGY, Gilbert E. Metcalf.  NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH  Cambridge, MA   October 2006

Surveys show Southerners strongest in nuke support.  Chattanooga Times Free Press:  9/13/07

CRS Report for Congress Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors

After past failures, TVA again puts faith in nuclear.  Ex-officials of utility raise concerns.  Nashville Tennessean.    08/13/07  By ANNE PAINE, Staff
Writer

New Reactor Costs Daunt U.S. Utilities as TVA Restarts Old Unit.  Bloomberg.com.  July 2007   By Elliot Blair Smith

The Nuclear Divide:  TVA says future depends in part on atomic energy but activists worry.  Knoxville News Sentinel:  5/27/07
TVA A Player in Nuclear's Comeback.  Chattanooga Free-Times Press.  2/26/08.

ANALYSIS - Nuclear Industry Eyes Oversupplied US South.  Planet Ark, 2/25/08.

TVA Nuclear Future:  Ashok Bhatnagar  November 2007.  Nuclear Job Recruitment.

TVA will aim for nuclear unit, conservation:  Goal is to cut its purchases of costly outside power.  Nashville Tennessean:  January 24, 2008

Licensing Renewed.  Mechanical Engineering (Oct. 2007.)  For the first time in a generation, utilities are starting the regulatory process to build nuclear
reactors. For now, it's just a test.

Congress adds billions to nuclear loan program.  Nashville Tennessean 12/18/07.
France wields clout on Tennessee, U.S. nukes.  TVA awards company $239M in contracts.  Nashville Tennessean.  By ANNE PAINE August 18, 2008

Tennessee Valley Authority Loses One-Third of Nuclear Production With Reactors Idled.  Chattanooga Times.   August 12, 2008.

TVA looks to expand base of power production.  By Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel.  August 7, 2008.

Tennessee: Freeman urges more TVA nuclear review.   Chattanooga Times Free Press.  6/12/08

TVA's network security lacking.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  5/22/08

Nuclear poised to take slice of energy pie. Chattanooga Free-Times Press.  2/25/08.

NUCLEAR POWER: Chattanooga hitches its economy to an atomic choo choo  (Thursday, April 24, 2008)  Daniel Cusick, Greenwire reporter
TVA fund for cleanup takes a hit.  Agency investments would pay for shutdown of nuclear plants.  By Anne
Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • November 8, 2008
Tennessee: Area aglow over nuclear growth.  Chattanooga Times Free Press.  Nov. 15, 2008

The Biggest Breast Cancer Risk Factor That No One Is Talking About - Radiation.  By Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet. Posted October 23, 2008.

Associated Press.  Wednesday, August 27, 2008.  Knoxville News Sentinel.

TVA whistle-blowers contacted by feds NRC may loosen regulations on publicizing safety violations  By ANNE PAINE • Staff Writer • September 21,
2008

TVA to supply own nuke security.  Former employees allege harassment, lax practices.  By ANNE PAINE • Nashville Tennessean.  September 3, 2008
TVA fund to dismantle reactors loses $447 million.  by Anne Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • December 20, 2008
Work on nuclear reactor brings jobs to East Tenn.  ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 24, 2008
Reactivating Nuclear Reactors for the Fight against Climate Change.  Even environmentalists are
reevaluating nuclear power as a possible solution to global warming, but can it really help?.  David Biello.  
Scientific American.  January 27, 2008.  Focus on TVA.

US NRC orders plan for reviewing safety of small modular reactors Washington (Platts)--2 Sep2010

Building the Value Chain for Commercializing Small Modular Reactors.  Conference.

B&W and Bechtel form small modular reactor alliance.  Energy Collective July 19, 2010 by Dan Yurman

TVA ready for review of possible nuke site.  Clinch River location could be place for new small reactor  By
Michael Collins  Knoxville News Sentinel  July 15, 2010

Nukes in my backyard.  Fortune Magazine.  March 11, 2010.

Small Reactors Generate Big Hopes.  Wall Street Journal. February 18, 2010.

TVA backs firm exploring small nuclear reactors.  $1 million contract may spur development.  By Anne Paine
• THE TENNESSEAN • August 3, 2009

B&W signs MOU with utilities on fleet of 125-MW nuclear units - TVA and consortium of distributors.  Platt.
com.  June 10, 2009.

Viability of new small nuclear power reactors could be postponed by budget realities.  Associated Press.  
June 10, 2009

Alexander wants Oak Ridge to consider housing small (mini) nuclear reactor.  Senator says it would help
meet greenhouse emissions target.  Frank Munger.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  April 29, 2010
Utilities split over small nuclear reactor economics  Washington (Platts)--18 Feb 2011

Jack Bailey (TVA Nuclear) Presentation on SMRS and Impact on Financing.  November 2010.

Smaller Size, Big Price Tag: Small modular reactors are risky  December 24th, 2010 › Clean Energy › Sara
Barczak

Thinking small  Nuclear power: Combining several small reactors based on simple, proven designs could be a
better approach than building big ones. Economist.  Dec 9th 2010 |

Modular reactor plan worth pursuing   Editorial  Knoxville News Sentinel.  November 14, 2010
TVA could take lead for 'mini nuke' plants.  Dave Flessner.  Chattanooga Times Free Press.  Nov. 11, 2010.

Small Modular Reactors  No Solution for the Cost, Safety, and Waste Problems of Nuclear Power.  IEER  
September 2010.

TVA sees future in small reactors  Anne Paine  Nashville Tennessean  Oct. 27, 2011

Testimony of Dr. Edwin Lyman  Senior Scientist, Global Security Program  Union of
Concerned Scientists “An Examination of the Safety and Economics of Light Water
Small Modular Reactors”  Before the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate July 14, 2011

Mini Nuclear Reactors: TVA Signs Letter Of Intent To Build First In U.S.  Huffington
Post  June 17, 2011

TVA, contractor sign letter for pre-fab reactors  Pam Sohn  Chattanooga Times
Free Press.  June 17, 2011

Fleischmann, DesJarlais endorse nuclear facility Bob Fowler  Knoxville News
Sentinel   April 19, 2011

Editorial: Modular reactors get boost in D.C.  Knoxville News Sentinel. February
18, 2011