TVA expects historic permit to build small modular reactor within weeks
The Tennessee Valley Authority is poised to receive the nation's first construction permit for a certain class of small modular nuclear reactors by the end of September.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is poised to receive the nation's first construction permit for a certain class of small modular nuclear reactors by the end of September.

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to appeal a federal court ruling that the utility fears may force it to halt construction of a $2.5 billion gas-fired power plant in East Tennessee.

3rd Eye, part of Chattanooga-based company Environmental Solutions, is releasing an artificial intelligence-driven safety camera made to help commercial drivers spot risks as they happen rather than simply collecting data.

The City Council of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, will host a special meeting this month to vote on a request from Rock City for a gondola proposal that has divided the town for more than seven months.

State leader unaware of discussions about incentives

The state of Tennessee issued what officials called the first license to a commercial nuclear fusion project in the U.S. under a new regulatory framework to speed up development of the technology.

Volkswagen is committed to its future in Chattanooga as the company's board unanimously approved a plan to cut an additional 50,000 positions worldwide by 2030, a spokesperson said.

As six protesters gathered across state Route 308 from the headquarters of Wright Brothers Construction to oppose a proposed nearby industrial campus, a white van pulled up to let out passengers who doubled the protest's ranks.

TVA expects small modular reactor permit in coming weeks

Miguel Jaramillo is aware that his company's technology, a shoebox-sized sensor placed in public areas to collect three-dimensional data, could be conflated with surveillance technology like Flock cameras.
