Tva makes 5 Billion Bet on Nuclear Resurgence
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Only 3 utilities have new nuclear reactors under construction in the entire nation. All are in the South: Tennessee Valley Authority, Watts Bar 2, Spring City, Tenn. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 & 3, Jenkinsville, S.C. Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3 & 4, Waynesboro, Ga. Source: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant 1972 — Work begins on Watts Bar, a planned 2-unit nuclear power plant 1985 — TVA halts construction efforts 1992 — Construction resumes on the 1st unit at Watts Bar 1996 — Watts Bar 1 comes online, the last new nuclear power unit to begin operation in the 20th century 2007 — TVA restarts construction on the 2nd power unit 2015 — Estimated completion date for Watts Bar 2 Source: Tennessee Valley Authority By the Numbers 1,150 MW: Amount of electricity the new nuclear power unit is estimated to generate 650,000 homes: The number of homes the new plant can power $4.0-4.5 billion: Current estimate on the cost of the 2nd power unit at Watts Bar $2.5 billion: Initial estimates on the construction costs Source: Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA Inspector General Tennessee Valley Authority power sources, in millions of kiloWatt hours Coal-fired: 62,519 — 43% Nuclear: 52,100 — 36% Hydroelectric: 18,178 — 12% Natural gas and/or oil-fired: 13,102 — 9% Renewable resources, non-hydro: 9 — Less than 1% Source: Tennessee Valley Authority TVA has had an on-again, off-again relationship with nuclear power. The Tennessee Valley Authority has spent billions to start construction on power plants, only to shutter them before completion. The utility spends tens of millions each year maintaining the sites. In Alabama, TVA started work on the Bellefonte nuclear plant and has spent $6 billion on it since 1974. It remains unfinished. To complete the plant, TVA estimates it would need between $7.4 billion and $8.7 billion. Closer to Nashville, TVA started work on a proposed nuclear power plant in Hartsville. A single cooling tower — 200 feet tall by 200 feet wide — was built before work stopped. TVA now uses the site for storage. www.tennessean.com/story/news/environment/2014/08/29/tva-makes-billion-bet-nuclear-resurgence/14811565/ Directory: coal-oil-gas-nukes- coal-oil-gas-nukes- -> Nuclear Energy: Radical reactors coal-oil-gas-nukes- -> Carbon Capture and Storage Finally Approaching Debut Download 12.24 Kb. Share with your friends:
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