Sequoyah at 25: Nuclear plant runs safely, cheaply after troubles in early years.

From: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) | Date: July 2, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Dave Flessner

Jul. 2--Tennessee's first commercial nuclear power plant turned 25 on Saturday. The Tennessee Valley Authority will mark the anniversary of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant this month with a birthday party among many of its 870 employees. But in a post-9 /11 era, the celebration will be conducted behind two rows of security fences and under the watchful eye of armed guards, many of them stationed in bullet-resistant towers. "It's a much different ...

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