alabamaUnfinished nuclear plant to be sold offAfter spending more than 40 years and $5 billion on an unfinished nuclear power plant in northeastern Alabama, the nation’s largest federal utility is preparing to sell the property at a fraction of its cost. The Tennessee Valley Authority has set a minimum bid of $36.4 million for its Bellefonte nuclear plant and the 1,600 surrounding acres of waterfront property on the Tennessee River. The buyer gets two unfinished nuclear reactors, transmission lines, office and warehouse buildings, eight miles of roads, a 1,000-space parking lot and more. If Texas provided services at the same rate as the rest of the United States, 250,000 more children would receive services such as therapy and tutoring. Shawnee police Maj. Dan Tennis said a person in the parking lot who tried to help was shot several times.

Source: Washington Post September 11, 2016 23:26 UTC