Energy & environment · 17/12/2013

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Consider Renewal of Special Nuclear Material License for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing a proposal from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to renew a license allowing the continued receipt and storage of fresh nuclear fuel at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, Tennessee, which was initially issued in June 2011.