In this photo provided by Tennessee Valley Authority, Scott Hunnewell, vice president of the utility’s New Nuclear Program, signs the construction permit application to build a small modular ...

For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor. The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley ...

First US Utility Seeks Permit for a Small Nuclear Reactor For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor. The nation ...

Scott Hunnewell, vice president of the utility’s New Nuclear Program and POWERGEN committee member, signs the construction permit application to build a small modular reactor at the CLinch River ...