Gov. Bill Lee has proposed spending nearly $100 million on nuclear energy investments in his state budget; $50 million would ...

Tennessee is home to 229 nuclear companies, with 154 in the Knoxville and Oak Ridge region alone, according to the East ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced the contractors it will be working with to begin the initial planning and evaluation for the first small modular reactor at the Clinch River Nuclear site ...

Following a “rigorous selection process,” the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that it will be working with Bechtel and Sargent & Lundy, along with GE Hitachi (GEH), to support ...

The governor of Tennessee has pledged new support for nuclear - including USD50 million for a small modular reactor project, ...

Here is a portion of Gov. Bill Lee's State of the State address delivered Feb. 10, 2025 that deals with the nuclear industry, ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking the public to share comments and concerns about the potential environmental impact of implementing a small modular reactor at the Clinch River Nuclear Site ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has selected Bechtel, Sargent & Lundy, and GE Hitachi to spearhead the initial planning and design phases for a potential BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR ...

Lee pledged $10 million to the state's Nuclear Energy Fund and $50 million to the TVA's Clinch River Nuclear Site — for which the TVA applied for an $800 million federal grant. While critical of ...

Just two days before the southeast experienced torrential rains, severe weather and snow, officials with the Tennessee Valley ...

New nuclear development is led by Republican ... Now is the time to develop the Clinch River site and build the first small modular reactor in the nation on Tennessee soil," Lee said, to a ...