TVA is working to identify sites throughout its seven-state footprint for small modular nuclear reactors that could potentially bring new jobs to north Alabama. While TVA has not yet revealed those sites, it’s possible one could be in north Alabama.
Jun. 25, 2023, 9:33 a.m.A rendering of a small modular reactor planned for TVA's Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tenn. TVA is working to identify sites throughout its seven-state footprint for small modular nuclear reactors that could potentially bring new jobs to north Alabama.
Such economic development prospects, though, are at least a decade or more away from reality – assuming Alabama even landed one of the SMR sites. But it could be a peek into TVA’s power generation future and how it might impact the state beyond monthly electricity bills for customers. TVA said about 42 percent of its energy generation is nuclear – led by Browns Ferry near Athens, its top generating asset and the second-largest nuclear power producer in the country. Rausch described TVA as being “all in” on SMRs. In fact, CEO Jeff Lyash saidacross its coverage area during a presentation last year to the Atlantic Council in Washington.
As far as the smaller costs offered by SMRs, Rausch said that it would use about one-tenth the amount of concrete and rebar that is needed for a conventional plant site. And while the ‘S’ in SMRs stands for small, Rausch said it could also stand for simple – which could lead to an SMR blueprint easier to duplicate.
Rausch said the SMRs also have the flexibility and efficiency to complement other sources of carbon-free energy production, such as solar power.
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