TVA

Going nuclear: Big money, bigger risk, and political power on the line

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter When a billion dollar out-of-state investment fund pays three times the starting price for a 40-year-old nuclear plant that has never produced one kilowatt of energy, there are reasons to explore events surrounding its purchase. The June 2016 issue of Popular Mechanics found that “nuclear development in the United … Continued

June 6, 2017

Security Thwarts Intruder at Nuclear Power Plant in Tennessee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WBIR Channel 10 in Knoxville is reporting that a TVA spokesperson has confirmed that a security officer patrolling TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, TN was involved in a shootout with a suspect Sunday at about 2:00 a.m. According to TVA spokesperson Jim Hopson a trespasser accessed … Continued

April 23, 2013

Brooks “Skeptical” of Obama’s Plan to Sell TVA

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter It was one of the boldest efforts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Great Depression era New Deal. The federal government would build dams, massive lakes, electric power stations, and would wield unprecedented power to economically transform a multi-state region. Prior to the TVA, the Tennessee River valley was flood … Continued

April 17, 2013