TVA preserving Bellefonte plant for future use as nuclear development negotiations quicken pace

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TVA preserving Bellefonte plant for future use as nuclear development negotiations quicken pace

https://1819news.com/news/item/tva-signals-bellefonte-plant-ready-for-future-use-as-nuclear-development-negotiations-quicken-pace

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1819 News

The Tennessee Valley Authority is negotiating to potentially utilize the unfinished Bellefonte site for the deployment of multiple GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactors. Construction at the facility originally began in 1975 but was suspended in 1988 due to shifting regional electricity demand. No final decision has been reached regarding the site's future generation capacity.

Jackson County's unfinished Bellefonte Nuclear Plant could be utilized for future nuclear development, depending on the outcome of ongoing negotiations...

Should an agreement be reached, the TVA-owned site will likely feature multiple BWRX-300 small modular reactors designed and developed by the corporate entity.

"TVA's current goal is to preserve the Bellefonte site for future development," TVA spokesman Scott Fielder told 1819 News on Tuesday. "Small modular reactors (SMRs) are among the technologies being considered as we evaluate potential generation options, however, it is important to note that no decision has been made. GE Vernova Hitachi is one partner that TVA is in discussions with to potentially place multiple BWRX-300 units at the Bellefonte site."

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