Bellefonte Nuclear Facility near Hollywood, Alabama July 30, 2018, lots of talk today and promises. Interviews reveal no completion of financing or sale; however, all said the sale will be complete by the November 2018 deadline. (photo by G. Morgan)
Bud Cramer, former U.S. Congressman for our area, now works for Nuclear Development LLC. Cramer stated, no foreign money involvement (see UPDATE below), DOE grant in final stage says Cramer, grant level at $5 billion dollars. On schedule for sale finalization by November 2018.
MAY 6, 2021 - REVIEW AND UPDATE OF DOCUMENTS AND STATUS OF THE BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
Documents indicating violations of law, regulation and policy -
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
DOCKET NOS. 50-438 and 50-439
Expert Testimony and Declarations (link)
Quote Regarding the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Cannibalization: "Dr. Bob Doggart, a former senior engineering specialist at TVA who now
serves as the managing lead assessor for the British Institute of
Nondestructive Testing LLC said. “To allow outsiders to come in and
remove key equipment for virtually nothing was unbelievably foolish.”
Chattanooga Times Free Press on March 29, 2009"
Quote (pg14): ". . . licensure and operation of TVA’s
Bellefonte Units 1 and 2 pose a grave risk to public health and safety without an
entirely new construction permitting process, Quality Assurance Program, and
environmental data analysis. . . "
CURRENT NRC STAUS AND DOCUMENTATION ON THE LICENSE TRASFER
ALL THINGS RELATED TO BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR POWER FACILITY ON THIS BLOG LINK:
UPDATE - A question of nuclear reliability
Wall Street Journal Article regarding alleged questionable foreign financing in violation of the Atomic Energy Act from Qatar involving President Trump's contacts and Nuclear Development LLC.
More Updates, this one from Alabama Media Group, al.com
More on corruption associated with Franklin Haney and Bellefonte - "You got trouble Alabama and its' name is Haney" - https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/08/you_got_trouble_alabama_and_it.html#incart_river_index
Preston Swafford, SNC Lavalin, former TVA, stated cost would be at approximately $3 billion dollars to complete Unit 1; a low ball estimate, more in the line of $5 billion to complete Unit 1. Operations for power delivery estimate to begin in 2024 according to Swafford. Costs of the Bellefonte facility in 2010 were $8 Billion to complete both Unit 1 and Unit 2. Current costs are estimated for Unit 1 (55% complete) completion $5 billion; Unit 2 completion (35% complete) cost estimates $ 8-9 billion. 10 year inflation costs are at 65-70%. Every month, every year which passes costs increase. (photo by G. Morgan)
Jackson County Economic Development Authority CEO Shelia Shepard opened the briefing today.
AGENDA and SNC Lavalin Press Statement
(Click on image for an expanded view.)
Chattanooga Times Free Press article from today by Dave Flessner: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2018/jul/30/haney-outlines/475955/ Quote -""TVA began gutting key components out of the Bellefonte reactors a decade ago whenTVA first decided to abandon the original Bellefonte units in favor of next generation nuclear power. TVA later reversed that decision but then ultimately gave up on any of its plans for Bellefonte as demand for additional electricity has stagnated in the Tennessee Valley. Critics of the Bellefonte plant contend that the integrity of the plant safety systems was jeopardized when steam generators and other equipment was removed. . .We don't believe that Bellefonte could ever meet the safety standards that the NRC would require because it was put outside of the nuclear quality and assurance standards and we've seen no credible program to bring it back into those requirements," said Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, which has long opposed the completion of Bellefonte.""
History Links regarding the Bellefonte Nuclear Facility near Hollywood, Alabama
Power Technology: https://www.power-technology.com/projects/bellefontenuclearpla/
WIKI Referenced Info on Bellefonte: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellefonte_Nuclear_Generating_Station
BIZJOURNAL reports this info regarding Bellefonte:
"A private engineering consultant with an office in Birmingham has been enlisted to help complete work on a nuclear power plant in Jackson County. Enercon Services Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin to help complete work on the Bellefonte Unit 1 Nuclear Generating Station in the Alabama town of Hollywood." https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2018/06/28/georgia-firm-to-help-build-nuclear-power-plant-in.html
Chattanooga Times Free Press article from June 8, 2018: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2018/jun/08/haney-signs-agreement-canadifirm-finish-belle/472720/ Note previous TVA employees involved in this firm.
VIDEO of Bellefonte Nuclear Facility Briefing and Announcements, Monday July 30, 2018
