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Construction permit for Watts Bar 2 extended

The construction permit for the unfinished second unit at Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA's) Watts Bar nuclear power plant has been extended by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The permit has been extended until 31 March 2013. TVA requested the extension on 8 May. The company has...

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-14-2008
TVA awakens in a new nuclear era

The giant utility will play a leading role in the revival of nuclear energy Almost three quarters of a century ago, the Tennessee Valley Authority ( TVA ) was created as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's 'New Deal ." Its charge was to tame the rivers and raise the economic well...

Posted to Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-16-2008
TVA, Chattanooga Economic Choo Choo

Quite a media coup today for the TVA , with an A1 above the fold story in the Chattanooga Times on the nuclear industry's impact on the local economy: Beyond the temporary plant construction jobs, Tennessee is eager to land new manufacturers to supply the nuclear industry, state Economic and Community...

Posted to Nuclear Energy Institute (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-11-2008
Chattanooga: Nuclear may power local jobs

From: timesfreepress.com Chattanooga is going back to the future to reclaim part of its manufacturing base. Economic recruiters hope the Tennessee Valley can capitalize on the predicted revival of nuclear power to regain some of the engineering, construction and manufacturing jobs the region shed after...

Posted to Nuclear Careers (Forum) by Highrad on 06-11-2008
TVA Eyes Nuclear Waste Center

From the Alabama " Times Daily :" The Tennessee Valley Authority, along with the U.S. Department of Energy, could announce as early as Monday a plan to develop a nuclear waste recycling center that could demonstrate a technology many experts believe can address the growing problem of spent...

Posted to Nuclear Energy Institute (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-21-2008
Curtiss-Wright Awarded Order for TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant

ROSELAND, N.J., March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) announced today that it has received orders from Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC to provide four generation II reactor coolant pumps and pump seals supporting the completion of Unit...

Posted to Nuclear Suppliers (Forum) by Highrad on 03-31-2008
Westinghouse awarded contract to help complete US reactor

Westinghouse has been awarded a contract worth some $200 million by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for equipment upgrades and support services for the completion of unit 2 of the Watts Bar nuclear power plant in Tennessee.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-21-2008
Westinghouse Wins Watts Bar Unit 2 Completion Contract

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company has won a contract valued at approximately $200 million for scope in support of the completion of TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, which is located near Spring City, Tenn. Westinghouse's scope includes: upgrade and replacement...

Posted to Contract Awards (Forum) by Highrad on 01-18-2008
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Senior Reactor Operator Requirements: Two years of power plant experience of which a minimum of one year shall be nuclear power plant. The experience can be Military or and Commercial. Shall have a high school diploma or equivalent and possess a high degree of manual dexterity and mature judgment. Preferences...

Posted to Nuclear Careers (Forum) by tamparuth on 11-14-2007
TVA files for two new reactors at Bellefonte

And now for a really big show Anyone watching the nuclear energy industry this month must think it is on something of a roll. The Tennessee Valley Authority filed an application for a license to build and operate two new nuclear power reactors. The site is in Bellefonte, Alabama where it mothballed two...

Posted to Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-30-2007

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