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News and Discussions => Nuke News => Topic started by: Marlin on Aug 19, 2025, 11:36

Title: TVA Inks First U.S. Utility PPA for Gen IV Nuclear Power in Landmark Three-Way D
Post by: Marlin on Aug 19, 2025, 11:36
I guess I am in store for more noise alerts for blasting, my place is not far from ETTP.

TVA Inks First U.S. Utility PPA for Gen IV Nuclear Power in Landmark Three-Way Deal with Google, Kairos

https://www.powermag.com/tva-inks-first-u-s-utility-ppa-for-gen-iv-nuclear-power-in-landmark-three-way-deal-with-google-kairos/
Title: Re: TVA Inks First U.S. Utility PPA for Gen IV Nuclear Power in Landmark Three-Way D
Post by: Marlin on Aug 19, 2025, 12:24
If you go to the Melton Hill Dam TVA recreation area/campground you can see the tower for ORNL's Aircraft Reactor Experiment that is mentioned in this article from the dam's visitor center overlook.

Molten salt nuclear reactors slated to power Google datacenters in 2030

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/google_smr_datacenters/