Solar Valley Coalition
TVA Nuclear
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.
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's network security lacking.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  5/22/08
Tennessee: Freeman urges more TVA nuclear review.   Chattanooga Times Free Press.  6/12/08
TVA looks to expand base of power production.  By Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel.  August 7, 2008.
Tennessee Valley Authority Loses One-Third of Nuclear Production With Reactors Idled.  Chattanooga
Times.   August 12, 2008.
France wields clout on Tennessee, U.S. nukes.  TVA awards company $239M in contracts.  Nashville
Tennessean.  By ANNE PAINE August 18, 2008
TVA to give contractors $42M in bonuses, fees.  Associated Press.  Wednesday, August 27, 2008.  
Knoxville News Sentinel.
TVA nuke fuel supplier criticized on fire safety Plant violations prompt meeting with NRC staff  By Anne
Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • February 11, 2009  

Nuclear fuel maker sold.  Purchase of Erwin company will make B&W market leader.  Knoxville News
Sentinel.  Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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
The Biggest Breast Cancer Risk Factor That No One Is Talking About - Radiation.  By Lucinda
Marshall, AlterNet. Posted October 23, 2008.
Tennessee: Area aglow over nuclear growth.  Chattanooga Times Free Press.  Nov. 15, 2008
TVA fund for cleanup takes a hit.  Agency investments would pay for shutdown of nuclear plants.  By Anne
Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • November 8, 2008
Chattanooga: Prepping for a nuclear rebound.  Chattanooga Times Free Press.  December 1, 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.
Chattanooga: Nuclear plants could prove bright spot .  David Flessner.  Chattanooga Times Free Press.  Feb.
19, 2009.

Nuclear Power Touted As Solution to U.S. Energy Woes.  David Flessner.  Chattooga Times Free Press.  
January 30, 2009
TVA says it won't overbuild nuclear reactors.  By Anne Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • August 17, 2009

Nuclear plants adequately guarded, court rules.  San Francisco Chronicle.  July 28, 2009.  No additional
terrorist defenses needed.

TVA explores mixed-oxide fuel deal.  Surplus plutonium from weapons program under consideration.     By
Frank Munger  Knoxville News Sentinel.  July 15, 2009

Uranium from Y-12 will be backup source of commercial reactor fuel.  DUNCAN MANSFIELD Associated
Press. June 25, 2009.  

TVA might use MOX fuels from Savannah River Site.  Tennessee Valley Authority, others express interest.  
August Chronicle.  June 10, 2009

DOE’s Plans to Use Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Jolted by Duke Energy’s Withdrawal From Program.  TVA
likely volunteer.  CommonDreams.org.  March 16, 2009.

TVA eyes use of old warheads in making fuel.  Dave Flessner  Chattanooga
Times Free Press.  Feb. 26, 2010.

Editorial:  Nuclear reversal smacks of politics.  Loans will put us on hook for
trouble-prone industry.  Nashville Tennessean.  February 24, 2010

Post Meeting Report Platts Nuclear Energy Held in Bethesda.  Industry updates
on mini-nukes.  TVA's Bhatnagar also spoke about the process that TVA has
instituted for making all of its long term planning choices. Feb. 19, 2010

TVA seeking more time to upgrade nuclear security.  Dave Flessner
Chattanooga Times Free Press.  Feb. 1 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,
NRC 2009 decommissioning trust fund report.  NRC document reporting the difference between their
formula and what was reported by utilities.  July 14, 2009.

Nuclear plants lack dismantling funds.  By Dave Gram • ASSOCIATED PRESS • June 19, 2009

TN Valley Nuclear Energy Coalition

Gilmartin to speak on Nuclear Energy Coalition.  Frank Munger.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  June 19,
2009.