Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant
| Phipps Bend Nuclear 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°WCoordinates: 36°28′1″N 82°48′27″W / 36.46694°N 82.80750°W |
| 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 |
Phipps Bend Nuclear 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 never resumed, the project canceled in 1982 due to lower load growth than forecast.[2] A 1 MW solar farm was built at the site in 2017.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Nuclear power option still alive at TVA despite Phipps Bend debacle". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "Nuclear plant cancellations: causes, costs, and consequences". 1983-04-01. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ "Unfinished nuclear plant gets recharged as a solar farm". Solar Power World. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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