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Tennessee Utility Gets $400 Million to Build Small Nuclear Reactor

The federal grant will allow the utility to build the nation’s first small modular reactor plant in the nation.
Tennessee Utility Gets $400 Million to Build Small Nuclear Reactor
The Tennessee Valley Authority will get $400 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop the first small nuclear reactor at its Clinch River nuclear site in the eastern region of the state. TVA
Jill McLaughlin
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A Tennessee-based utility will be the first to develop a new nuclear reactor as the race to produce more energy for emerging technologies heats up, officials announced Tuesday.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will get $400 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop the first small nuclear reactor plant at its Clinch River nuclear site in the eastern region of the state.
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