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Duppers

(28,248 posts) Mon May 22, 2023, 02:45 PM May 2023

Tennessee is planting its flag as America's leader in new nuclear energy technology

Amid the planned expansion of nuclear energy innovation in Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee on May 16 signed an executive order establishing a state nuclear advisory council.

During an appearance at Zeanah Engineering Complex at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Lee said a new 15-member Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council would include members of his administration, the Tennessee General Assembly, the state's congressional delegation and key nuclear industry stakeholders.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/16/bill-lee-tennessee-americas-leader-in-nuclear-energy/70219293007/

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Tennessee is planting its flag as America's leader in new nuclear energy technology (Original Post) Duppers May 2023 OP

That explains all the mutants. RandySF May 2023 #1

Every state will have to go this route if we are going to make everything electric. jimfields33 May 2023 #2

Soooooo simply starting an advisory council in 2023 makes a state a "leader" on nuclear energy? Shermann May 2023 #3

That is better than many other states are doing. BESIDES... Duppers May 2023 #4

RandySF

(70,748 posts)

1. That explains all the mutants.

Reply to Duppers (Original post)

Mon May 22, 2023, 02:48 PM

May 2023

jimfields33

(19,137 posts)

2. Every state will have to go this route if we are going to make everything electric.

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Mon May 22, 2023, 03:08 PM

May 2023

Might be our only hope.

Shermann

(8,682 posts)

3. Soooooo simply starting an advisory council in 2023 makes a state a "leader" on nuclear energy?

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Mon May 22, 2023, 03:20 PM

May 2023

That's a sad state of affairs.

Duppers

(28,248 posts)

4. That is better than many other states are doing. BESIDES...

Reply to Shermann (Reply #3)

Mon May 22, 2023, 05:42 PM

May 2023

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The following are the TOP 12-producing states of nuclear power:

Illinois (54%),
Pennsylvania (36%),
South Carolina (56%),
New York (34%),
Alabama (31%),
North Carolina (31%),
Tennessee (44%),
Virginia (30%),
New Jersey (37%),
Connecticut (42%),
Maryland (38%), and
New Hampshire (61%).

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/nuclear-power-plants-by-state

And you were saying?

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