The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (well, actually, that far back, it would have been NRC's predecessor agency, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, or AEC) approved construction of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Bellefonte atomic reactor in 1974. But by 1988 TVA had decided to abandon the largely built project. By 2005, TVA decided to cannibalize Bellefonte for parts for its other atomic reactors throughout the Southeast, which NRC also approved. But then TVA changed its mind by 2008, deciding instead to try to resurrect Bellefonte. NRC approved this flipflop as well. Is it safe or wise to attempt, after 43 years, to complete an atomic reactor that has already been partially dismantled?!
On August 10th, 2011, Fairewinds Associates published a report commissioned by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority's proposal to attempt to resurrect the long abandoned nuclear power plant project at Bellefonte, Alabama. Arnie Gundersen summarizes his report in a video posted on the Fairewinds website. SACE published a media release, which includes a link to the full report by Gundersen.