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In Southeast, Extreme Heat Is a Growing Concern for Nuclear Power Operators
Last summer, a heat wave forced a TVA nuclear plant to run at 50% capacity for eight weeks, costing ratepayers $50 million, an investigation finds
On July 8, 2010, as the temperature in downtown Decatur, Alabama, climbed to a sweltering 98...
By Alyson Kenward, Climate Central
Apr 14, 2011 | Read More
Undoing the Mothballs: Long-Abandoned Nuclear Reactors Eyed for Restart
TVA Looks to Finish Construction of Alabama Reactors Started in 1974
There has been a lot of talk of next-generation reactors in the U.S. "nuclear revival," but some...
By Dave Levitan
Mar 1, 2010 | Read More
EPA Rethinking Coal Ash Regulation
Questions About Costs and Recycling
After a flood of wet coal ash swept from a power plant containment pond in December 2008,...
By Matthew Berger
Jan 21, 2010 | Read More
TVA's Coal Ash Dumping Plan Sparks Health Concerns
After a dam burst at its Kingston, Tenn., power plant last December and dumped more than a billion...
By Sue Sturgis
Oct 15, 2009 | Read More
EPA Releases Secret List of 44 High-Risk Coal Ash Ponds
Under pressure from environmental groups, the EPA shifted course today and published the government...
By Stacy Morford
Jun 29, 2009 | Read More
TVA's Inspector Says It Misled Public About Ash Spill
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Inspector General released a critical audit this week on the...
By Sue Sturgis
Jun 19, 2009 | Read More