Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant

Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant
Phipps Bend in 2016

Country	United States
Location	Surgoinsville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°28′1″N 82°48′27″W / 36.46694°N 82.80750°W / 36.46694; -82.80750
Status	Cancelled
Construction began	November 10, 1977
Owner(s)	Tennessee Valley Authority
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	BWR
Reactor supplier	General Electric
Power generation


Units cancelled	2 × 1233 MW
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Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant is a cancelled nuclear power plant of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Tennessee Valley Authority board voted on August 6th, 1981^[1], to defer construction of this power plant in Surgoinsville. Construction has not yet been resumed, and the project is presumed to be cancelled.

References

^ "Nuclear power option still alive at TVA despite Phipps Bend debacle". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved 2017-12-31.

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