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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

TVA signs deal to build small modular reactor


TVA signs deal to build small modular reactor | www.ajc.com
The Tennessee Valley Authority says it has signed an agreement with Babcock & Wilcox to build and test the nation's first small modular nuclear reactor.
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TVA, B&W sign small modular reactor agreement under DOE program
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Babcock & Wilcox announced Wednesday a major step in their joint effort to build and test the nation's first small modular ...
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TVA signs deal to explore small modular reactor

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎3 hours ago‎
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority says it has signed an agreement with Babcock & Wilcox to explore building the nation's first small modular nuclear reactor. TVA hopes to build the unit at its Clinch River Site in Oak Ridge and to ...

B&W, TVA Sign Contract for Clinch River mPower Construction Permit

National Post -
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE: BWC) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc. (B&W mPower), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have signed a contract to prepare and support Nuclear Regulatory ...

First US small modular reactor takes step toward reality

WBIR-TV -
The nation's first small modular reactor is one step closer to becoming a reality right here in East Tennessee. TVA and Babcock and Wilcox in Oak Ridge signed a contract earlier this month to begin the process of preparing a license application to present the ...

TVA Moves Ahead on Small Nuclear Reactor Design

Nashville Public Radio -
The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking steps toward building the country's first small modular nuclear reactor in Oak Ridge. It would produce about a sixth the power of a typical large reactor. The idea is a smaller version could use more parts built in ...

TVA signs deal to build small new nuclear reactor in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Chattanooga Times Free Press -
The Tennessee Valley Authority has agreed to pursue plans for a new type of small modular nuclear reactor on property the utility owns in Oak Ridge, Tenn. TVA announced today it signed a contract two weeks ago with Babcock & Wilcox Co. to prepare and ...

TVA, B&W sign agreement for small nuclear reactor at Clinch River Site

Oak Ridge Today -
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Babcock and Wilcox announced Wednesday a major step in their joint effort to build and test the nation's first small modular reactor at TVA's Clinch River Site in Oak Ridge. TVA and B&W signed a contract Feb.

B&W contract marks progress in mPower reactor development

Lynchburg News and Advance -
The company has signed a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority to prepare and support Nuclear Regulatory Commission review of a construction permit application for a small modular reactor at the Clinch River Site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. “This contract ...

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