AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoGrid Investment: The Energy Department plans to provide $250 million toward 84 TVA projects across eight states, adding about 2.5 gigawatts of capacity and strengthening reliability. The $581 million package includes TVA’s cost share and is expected to support 800 jobs. AI and Energy: Data-center growth is stirring local opposition, with Millington approving a moratorium and Memphis and Rogersville weighing the costs of new facilities as power demand rises. Nuclear Technology: Oak Ridge-based LIS Technologies received NRC approval for procedures at its uranium-enrichment demonstration facility, a step toward advancing the project. Health Research: A study presented in Nashville suggests body-roundness measurements may help identify liver-disease patients at higher risk whom BMI misses. Surveillance Tech: Tennessee communities are debating police camera networks, while Nashville’s council approved a Motorola contract amid concerns about surveillance. Wildlife Science: Grandfather Mountain’s annual hawk count recorded just 2,128 raptors, the second-lowest tally on record; researchers say migration routes may have shifted toward central Tennessee.
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