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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Energy Quote of the Day: On the TVA’s Nuclear ‘Eight-Track Tape Player’

Energy Quote of the Day: On the TVA’s Nuclear ‘Eight-Track Tape Player’

By Pete Danko
Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station. Photo from Tennessee Valley Authoity via Flickr.
Watts Bar 2 is nearing completion, and the Tennessee Valley Authority says that when the nuclear reactor in Rhea County, Tennessee, is completed, “it will produce the nation’s first new nuclear generation of the 21st century.” A 21st century plant but with deep roots in the 20th century – construction on the Westinghouse-designed pressurized water

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