S5E6 TVA: Building an SMR at Clinch River - 9/22/2025 - Greg Boerschig, TVA Vice President

Update: 2025-09-22

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The 2025 Nuclear Opportunities Workshop sponsored by the East Tennessee Economic Council in Knoxville continues to yield newsworthy stories for the Gone Fission podcast. This week, host Michael Butler talks with Tennessee Valley Authority Vice President Greg Borschieg about TVA's plans to build a small modular reactor on the Clinch River site in Oak Ridge. In May, TVA became the first American utility to apply for a construction permit to build an SMR. Learn more about this groundbreaking project in this week's episode of the Gone Fission podcast.

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S5E6 TVA: Building an SMR at Clinch River - 9/22/2025 - Greg Boerschig, TVA Vice President

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S5E6 TVA: Building an SMR at Clinch River - 9/22/2025 - Greg Boerschig, TVA Vice President

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S5E6 TVA: Building an SMR at Clinch River - 9/22/2025 - Greg Boerschig, TVA Vice President