Capitalizing on the U.S. Nuclear Resurgence Potential
As one of the nation’s premier science and technology centers, the Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC) is once again well positioned to help lead the way as we seek to meet the nation’s rising needs for safe, clean, abundant energy.  One of the clearest ways to help reduce our country’s dependency on foreign sources of energy is the reestablishment and expansion of our domestic nuclear power capabilities.

The Tennessee Valley Nuclear Energy Coalition (TVNEC) is one of the TVC’s most recent initiatives.  The Coalition’s focus is on the potential re-emergence of the nuclear industry in the United States and in the southeast region in particular. We believe that a properly planned and executed strategy can yield tremendous economic development benefits for the region we serve.

PLAN TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY
TVNEC will undertake the following activities:

·     Organize a steering committee comprised of top tier sponsors from industry and government agency representatives to guide the planning efforts.

·     Thoroughly examine three specific market opportunities
         - Develop a supplier base in the region to support the life extension of existing nuclear plants
            and future new construction;
         - Establish heavy- and perhaps ultra-heavy forgings capability in the region to support new
            plant construction; and
         - Deploy a new generation of small nuclear reactors drawing on the research expertise in
            Huntsville, AL and Oak Ridge, TN and regional support for this initiative.

·     Organize and host a series of focus groups and public meetings to delve further into these market opportunities, to elicit key information from potential entrants into the nuclear supply chain, and to help generate private sector awareness and interest in the initiative.

·     Develop executable business plans for each of these market opportunities, and begin enlisting the support of public and private sector entities in the region to assume responsibility for carrying out the recommended actions in each arena.

FOR ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, FEDERAL INSTALLATIONS AND UTILITIES
·     Opportunities to identify and secure qualified suppliers to meet needs
·     Opportunities to establish local offices of key suppliers and subcontractors
·     Opportunities to establish a sufficient workforce to meet growing demand

FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
·     Opportunities to attract new jobs in high-paying fields
·     Opportunities to increase your community's tax base
·     Opportunities to establish a technology savvy workforce for sustained growth