Bellefonte at a glance Location: 1,600 acres between Highway 72 and the Tennessee River in Hollywood, Alabama. TVA declared 1,400 acres as sur

The end of an era: TVA gives up construction permit for Bellefonte nuclear plant after 47 years

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Bellefonte at a glance Location: 1,600 acres between Highway 72 and the Tennessee River in Hollywood, Alabama. TVA declared 1,400 acres as surplus property and is keeping 200 acres for employee training facilities.Investment: TVA has spent more than $5 billion to design, build and maintain Bellefonte, excluding most interest expenses incurred through most of the 47-year life of the plant.What is on the site: Two unfinished Babcock and Wilcox pressurized water reactors, plus two cooling towers, switchyard, transmission lines and training facility and offices.Status: When TVA last considered finishing the plant, engineering studies said Unit 1 was 55 percent complete and Unit 2 was 35 percent complete.